About Us
How Walk & Talk Groups Started
The Proper Blokes Club (TPBC) started in September 2020 with a simple Facebook page. It showed videos of me walking around my favourite local spots, talking about the issues I’ve had in the past and seeing if any local lads could resonate with how I was feeling, and hopefully get something out of it. It reminded me that I was not alone in this struggle.
After a couple of months and a break in lockdown, we were allowed to meet in groups. So I decided to put the word out on the local Facebook groups to see if anyone would like to join me on a walk and talk. One lad turned up and it’s grown weekly since. At this point we currently have three locations, which are in Southwark, Greenwich and Wallington and we are still growing.
The quick growth of the group has shown me that this is something that is really needed in all communities.
So my plans have changed dramatically. I want to look into starting up clubs in all London Boroughs by the end of 2025, with a view of eventually going outside of London shortly after.
I would also like to incorporate what I do/have done during my work life over the past 15 years to enable me to work with younger lads in the community by providing prevention work sessions and to start up walk and talks for them.
If you get anything out of this page, I hope you are not alone in your struggles and there are people out there that are willing to help and support you. The most important thing is that you need to really want to help yourself.
