Award From The Prime Minister, Tops Treble Win For Worthing-Based Dad Revolution

The Brighton Meetup will occur at leading Digital PR agency Propellernet offices in Castle Square and the Hove event is housed at co-working space, Freedom Works at Hove Business Centre on Fonthill Rd, just one minute from Hove train station�

This expansion comes on top of the recent announcement that the group was selected for the daily “Points of Light” award from Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, in recognition of its work, creating a support network of over 10,000 fathers across the UK and internationally� Furthermore, founder, Dan Flanagan, was nominated for the “Purpose Entrepreneur of the Year” at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards; the “Grammy’s of Entrepreneurship�” The results will be announced at London’s Grosvenor Hotel, later this year�

Dad La Soul founder, Dan Flanagan, said:

“We want to create a dad’s night out that is fun, silly, and enjoyable, but also goes deeper than just generic “bloke” chat. It is a safe space for dads to come and let o steam, rant if needed, and o er and receive support. We have some fantastic partnerships with organisations, such as Mind West Sussex, to create direct pathways that, traditionally, men don’t access due to work commitments or societal constraints that they should “man up.”

For dates, times and more information, visit www.dadlasoul.com.

Starting with the common theme of being a dad, the conversation can go anywhere, and often does. That is why we commission a range of stand-up comedians and TedX-level speakers to cover everything from eating disorders, dealing with mental health struggles recognising addiction, and what men need to know about the menopause and beyond. It is a common misconception that men only talk about beer and footie.

The groups are a ready-made friendship group of over 3000 dads based across the UK, Germany, the US and New Zealand, which is perfect for those dads who don’t get around to catching up with their old mates anymore.

We know from our research that 73% of dads have felt socially isolated, so events like this target the source of the issue by creating everything from nights out at gigs and stand-up comedy nights to VR headsets, DJ workshops, board games, and sea-swimming sauna sessions to help with mental and physical health issues.”

On the funding and recognition, Dan said:

“Dad La Soul is incredibly grateful for the continued support of all our funders, especially the fantastic Comic Relief for recognising the work we do getting men together and talking. Their £10,000 will help us support so many dads on the south coast with this much-needed resource, and getting the call from 10 Downing Street was the cherry on the cake - it is incredible to think that the work of our team of volunteers is being heard in Westminster!

Dad La Soul, founded in 2017, exists to orchestrate a revolution, allowing the stories and struggles of six million dads in the UK to be seen, heard and supported. The movement is now widely recognised as the leading organisation of its kind in the UK, using a unique mixture of arts, tech, music and play to start conversations that matter. It runs regular award-winning playdates in Worthing and Brighton for dads and kids, online dad sessions, and the Dads-Only Meetups.