Dad La Soul (Hove) Dads Only Meet-Up

Dads, Chat, Laugh & Listen. We meet up once a month in Hove, a ready made group of friends for you.

By Dad La Soul

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Thu, 9 May 2024 19:00 - 22:00 GMT+1

Location

Freedom Works Hove

Hove Business Centre Fonthill Rd Hove BN3 6HA United Kingdom

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About this event

Fed up with not really having a social life or pals to talk to properly?

We know from personal experience and the thousands of conversations that we’ve had within our community just how hard it can be to find new friends as a dad.

The older you get, the smaller your social circle becomes, the more expensive babysitters are, and the hangovers worsen.

You catch up with your old mates on Facebook less and less. Your social life revolves around the friends your wife or partner has met on the school run and being thrown into a long-term relationship with their other halves.

If you are lucky, it can be great, and you will form lifelong friendships; however, for many dads groups like that don’t exist, which is why Dad La Soul does.

Our dad-friendly meetups are successfully reimagining the traditional approach to men's mental health provision by creating innovative, safe spaces to allow dads and male carers of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds to talk openly about their struggles.

Normally on a lad's night, you talk nonsense and pretend everything is alright, but instead, we laugh, take the friendly p*ss and, more importantly, talk openly about everything and anything.

We listen without prejudice. That, my friends, is something quite special.


Here's what we're up to this year (at Freedom Works unless stated):

9th May: Guest Speakers Graeme and Liam from Emmaus

13th June: TBC

11th July: 'Dads on Tour' @ Pizza Pilgrims - 35 Ship Street, The Lanes, Brighton, BN1 1AB

12th Sept: TBC

10th Oct: TBC

14th Nov: TBC

12th Dec: XMAS Gathering


Join our friendly bunch of misfits for a pint and a chat. No format, no agenda.

Book your place here so we know how many people to expect, and we'll see you on the night.

You can expect the following:

Free tea/coffee free beer courtesy of our wonderful pals Unbarred Brewery, stand up comedians, special guest speakers VR headsets and board games to play with decent tunes.

We have an incredible HQ based in partnership with the lovely folks at Freedom Works, situated one minute walk from Hove Station.

Usually full of a smorgasbord of professional change-makers and purpose-driven SMEs, Freedom Works is the perfect space for us to host some really open conversations.

We are combining it with the heart and soul of the wonderful folks at Sussex Business Times Magazine, The Good Business Club, The County Business Group and the Big Business Breakfast Club- to ensure that everyone gets access to this wonderful event.

Dad La Soul is a safe space for dads and kids to let off steam, have some banter and ask for help.

Freedom Works is an inclusive & accessible building that remains a safe space for all visitors. If you have any additional requirements needed to access this event, please email jaden@dadlasoul.com at your earliest convenience.

**********PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A GROUP FOR DADS/MALE IDENTIFYING CARERS ONLY.*******.

Parking is limited, so please come on foot or on public transport if you can.

Book your place here so we know how many people to expect and we'll see you on the night.





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Dad La Soul

Dad La Soul is a revolutionary, grassroots movement that uses arts, tech, and music to battle the social isolation or loneliness in dads.

We run a network of dad/child only playdates producing everything from stand-up comedy and rap workshops in old folks homes to silent disco, beach cleaning raves that sit nicely alongside Lego, soft-play and crafting.

Dads need something of their own to make friends, talk honestly and let off steam with their kids in a safe space. - This is what we do.

We work with national social housing providers, leisure centre groups, and brands to produce kick-ass dad-friendly playdates that feature everything from DJ/film-making/circus skills/special FX make-up/science workshops, soft play, dress up, sensory play and crafting.

We want to create a place for dads to be the modern version that they want to be instead of setting them up for failure.

These activities bring strangers together, challenges conventions, spark conversations and starts friendships in dads that perhaps can otherwise struggle in silence or isolation.

With 96 men, aged under 45, being lost to suicide in the UK every week, the more we can do to get men talking the better.

THIS IS WHO WE ARE:

We are the dad that commutes all week long – he doesn’t see his kids during the week and hates it,We are the dad whose only social life revolved around the friends their partners had made on the playground,We are the stepdad that finds himself struggling as he tries to build relationships with his new family,We are the dad that is adopting and trying to get to grips challenges that, that brings,We are the separated dad who only sees his kids at weekends, and chokes back the feelings that he doesn’t feel allowed to talk about, because ‘real men’ don’t,We are the dad who isn’t afraid to change a nappy yet finds it hard to take his kids out because all the changing facilities are in women’s toilets,We are the stay-at-home dad who yearns for time with ‘the lads,We are the dads that are coming to terms with how to handle our child’s SEND needs.“We, as a society, try and run before, we can walk. Our shifting perception of what a dad’s role is in a modern family is overdue. Still, without fundamental changes to society’s approach, we won’t create the support network for dads to be the modern version that we hope they can be, instead of setting them up for failure.

Come and join the revolution.

 

 

 

 

£0 – £35