About Brotherhood in arms

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The Brotherhood💙😎 is a Men's Mental Health support group founded in March 2021 by both, the founder Kelvin Farmer & co-founder Mikey Martin.

Which in time transition into brotherhood in arms 2024 with help from a 3rd party later on who became co-founder  Gareth Blackburn.

Kelvin and Mikey started struggling with there own mental health and decided they both wanted to help break the stigma surrounding men and their mental health. Kelvin launched a WhatsApp group chat with Mikey joining shortly after, so men had a safe place to speak. They created a TikTok page and found men that were struggling, not necessarily the same way they both were but just in general. Kelvin then set up a Facebook page to help people individually, and Mikey set up a snapchat group and Instagram as another way to reach out. Kelvin set the group up as a judge free, safe space for people to talk about their worries or just a safe place where men know they're not alone.

Then in 2024 Kelvin and Mikey joined forces with Gareth Blackburn to transform The Brotherhood💙😎 in to Brotherhood In Arms with each of them having key director roles.

Director of Welfare Gareth Blackburn to help support the daily operations of Brotherhood In Arms.

Director of social media Mikey martin running the social media platforms.

chairman kelvin farmer overseeing projects and expansion.

In January 2024 Kelvin's aim was to raise money for men's mental health and other charities in need of help. 

To start off this mission he ran a livestream leg wax which he raised £100 for men's mental health, which then was donated to MANHEALTH. 

Following on with his mission a car wash event was made in May of 2024 and brought in £97 which was then donated to Movember and Brothers in Arms Scotland, plus a little donation was made to St Michaels church working with the local community.

In August a local charity football tournament was launched and hosted by Brotherhood In Arms, for multiple football teams to play for different charities of there choosing. They raised £390 in total and was spilt between MIND, Teens In Crisis, Men's Mental Health and Increase The Peace.

In September our Director of social media Mikey launched his first event which was a livestream leg wax which he raised £280, this was spilt between Increase The Peace, Men's Mental Health and Macmillan charity.

The last event of 2024 was a Christmas charity raffle set up by our chairman Kelvin and at the time Event organiser Kayleigh farmer, with the goal the same as the football a yearly event, with this he raised £400 with the mission to help Oakwood Primary school with children who suffer with neurological symptoms, the money was spilt between them and Increase The Peace along with Men's Mental Health.

In total £669 was raised for Men's Mental Health in 2024

Another goal of Kelvin's was to design clothing to spread the awareness of men's mental health. With this idea in mind he launched  the Brotherhood In Arms clothing brand. With this he has manged to raise money though selling the clothes, at the start £50 was raised though commission from the sales and the money was donated to Brothers In Arms Scotland and Manhealth charity. At the end of 2024 a total of £110 was raised through clothing sales.

All in all across the year of 2024 a total of £1,267 has been raised.

The Mission for 2025 is to launch more events, spread the awareness of men's mental health and work within the communities building relationships, and working with other men's mental health support groups to unite under one main course breaking the stigma.