At London Northwestern Railway, we’re committed to supporting men’s health through a variety of initiatives and charitable activity.
This November, colleagues across the business have been supporting ANDYSMANCLUB, by pledging to walk 100 miles across November. So far, the team have managed to raise £1,264 (as of 25/11) and counting.
ANDYSMANCLUB has over 200 free support groups nationwide, running every Monday from 7pm (except bank holidays). In these groups, men can open up about mental health in a safe, judgement-free and non-clinical environment.
This supplements our work with PHS Group and Prostate Cancer UK earlier this year, as part of their BOG standard campaign, supporting men living with incontinence to dispose with dignity.
We know that men living with this condition – many of whom have had prostate cancer - are severely impacted by the lack of available public facilities to dispose of used sanitary products.
As a result, we have installed 177 bins at 102 locations across our network, including public toilets at the stations that we manage, as well as at our depots, train crew facilities and head office. We’ve also provided information in our toilets to raise awareness of prostate cancer and to help break down stigma around male incontinence.
At London Northwestern Railway, we want to support initiatives surrounding men’s health, encouraging an open conversation about this issue and breaking down the barriers surrounding this. We want everyone to feel comfortable and safe; both customers travelling with us, as well as our colleagues.
For more information about the PHS BOG standard scheme, please click here.
For more information about ANDYSMANCLUB, please click here , and to support our amazing colleagues, a JustGiving page has been set up here.