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Andy's Man Club to tour UK for World Suicide Prevention Day

Men's mental health charity Andy's Man Club will be visiting all 22 of its club locations to raise awareness of World Suicide Prevention Day.

The club, which meets at Leeds College of Building, North Street, every week, will also be visiting cities and towns in between as part of its tour.

Two buses with 40 volunteers – many of whom themselves once used Andy's Man Club for help – will be on tour on September 7 and 8.

Andy's Man Club will be setting off from its Halifax headquarters on the morning of Saturday 7 September before a stop in Leeds at 12.30pm. There are more details below.

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They will be travelling the country with trustees, who themselves once sought help from the charity, and handing out goodie bags, 60,000 leaflets and thousands of wristbands.

Andy's Man Club was established by former professional rugby league player Luke Ambler, who lost his 23-year-old brother-in-law Andy Roberts to suicide in 2016.

The charity, which uses the hashtag #itsokaytotalk aims to encourage men to talk about their mental health issues rather than bottle them up. 

Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45 and three-quarters of all suicides in the UK are men.

Andy's Man Club meets at Leeds College of Building, North Street, every Monday (7pm) except bank holidays.

For other locations and more information visit Andy's Man Club here.

World Suicide Prevention Day takes place on Tuesday 10 September.

Details of the tour are below.

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