03/10/2026
We have completed our bench fundraiser!
We wanted to give our thanks to everyone involved with fundraising and supporting the beautiful new su***de prevention bench, which will soon be installed in the green space we have affectionately named โJacobโs Islandโ (located at the corner of Moor Lane and The Village, Haxby)
On Saturday 24th October @ 10am - 12pm, we are excited to invite the community to come and enjoy your new bench and speak to Menfulness about the support we offer to men in York, Scarborough and Malton. All genders are very welcome at this event which is about celebrating what we have all achieved together.
We will be sharing more about our 'Jacobโs Island' green space project and weโd love to hear your ideas, feedback and to hopefully attract some more volunteers to support our efforts. As always at our events, thereโs no judgement, if youโd like to have a chat about your own wellbeing or why su***de might be an important subject for you, then weโre absolutely here for that too.
This project has been community led from the start with Menfulness volunteers Sam and Nigel both being Haxby locals, and support/donations coming from Haxby Town Council, Haxby and Wigginton Ward Committee, Haxby Group Practice and The Cottage Inn Haxby. Thank you to the dozens of you wonderful people who heard about this via our social media posts and chipped in towards the bench too! โค๏ธ
A huge thank you to the Charlie Dallas Lancaster Foundation who stepped in with a big donation that ensured we could get this bench delivered faster than we ever thought possible!
You will notice a few changes to this area over the coming weeks as we ensure the new bench has the proper ground work to ensure itโs accessible to all our community. (N.b. You may also see a temporary bench on the new groundwork in place until the new bench arrives in time for the 24th October!)"
