OUR AIM IS TO SUPPORT MEN FOLLOWING BEREAVEMENT.
Grief can cause severe emotional and physical health conditions which are often overlooked and even ignored, especially in men.
StrongMen’s aim is to understand, support and improve the physical and emotional health of men suffering from bereavement. We provide unique peer based services for men who have lost a close family member or friend and need support. These include our telephone based service, Man2Man, and Weekender retreats.
Charity champions such as Lawrence Dallaglio, Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, Ronan Keating, Ulrika Jonsson and Kirsty Gallacher support and raise awareness of StrongMen and the work that they do.
CEO and Co-Founder, Efrem Brynin, says, “The never ending process of bereavement of somebody close to you is unique to all who have experienced it. Each of us have different relationships and dynamics, however, much of that experience is shared. To be able to provide the opportunity for people with similar experiences to reconnect with the outdoors, and share the comfort of those that have, and continue to “walk the walk” is something that not only excites me, but also helps me to continue my healing process.”
StrongMen also have a podcast called ‘Bare Yourself’. The podcast is about sharing extraordinary human stories of overcoming adversity to empower and inspire you. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean and Amazon Music.
“BUY LESS, USE MORE, GO EXPLORE.”
Cirkel Supply Co. is an outdoor rental company based out of Val de Bagnes, Switzerland. By making rental effortless, affordable and of high quality, Cirkel inspires society to buy less and use more.
Cirkel offers high quality gear from leading outdoor brands that share their respect for nature. In winter 2022-23, Cirkel’s premium skiwear rental service proved to be popular with ski tourists visiting the Swiss Alps. The secret lies in Cirkel’s ultimate convenience: tourists simply order online, and Cirkel delivers the chosen outfit to the tourist’s destination before they arrive.
Now that the market demand for skiwear rental is validated, Cirkel is launching summer rental in the categories of hike, bike, and mountaineering. The Cirkel team is on a mission to make outdoor adventures more sustainable, convenient, and accessible to everyone.
“We’re delighted to partner with Mark Hogan and BOOM Power. It’s inspiring to see how they’ve built a sustainable business model to scale – something that we are striving for in our corner of the circular economy. Thanks to the BOOM Team for your ongoing partnership and support.”
Join Cirkel in the rental revolution – hop over to their website to learn how Cirkel’s convenient rental service can help you buy less and use more on your next adventure!
Nicole
Allan
Boom Power have proudly secured a new sponsor in 2023, GB Athlete, Nicole Allan.
Boom are strong believers in supporting the local community, and Sussex born and bred Nicole, is a perfect example of the incredible talent we have on our doorstep, who we are so keen to support.
With an evolving list of achievements under her belt, Nicole is very quickly making a name for herself as one to watch in the industry.
Allan has five international Duathlon starts;
- World Duathlon Championships – 2022
- European Duathlon championships – 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022
Additional achievements include;
- Ironman 70.3.
- Ironman 70.3 Westfriesland – 2022
- Ironman 70.3 World Championships Utah 2022
Nicole’s next GBR race is the European championships in March 2023. She will also be racing for a French team in the Grand Prix, where she will compete in a series of high-level races around France.
Allan is currently planning a very exciting race season for 2023 and we can’t wait to watch her continued success.
Boom Power continue to support ‘proud village club’, PRFC. Based at the foot of the Sussex South Downs. A club which operates a whole range of teams going all the way through from the minis (under 6’s), up to men’s senior squad who run 3 teams with the 1stXV playing in London South East 3 league. In addition, the club also has a ever growing and improving girls and women’s section.
Captains and Coaches Report:
Matt Goring (Club Captain) and Matt Gue (Mens Head Coach)
“Coming to the hump of the season, we begin to welcome games against teams who we have already met, in a season which has been full of surprises and allowed us to rekindle our old Sussex rivalries.
The playing squad has an average age under 25 with most players coming through the clubs junior sections, which is testament to the hard work that happens on Sundays. Huge credit to Andy Bates and his coaching team in the colts who are producing players that are pushing for first team places; notable performances have come from Harry Dancaster, Sam Billingshurst and Dylan Townsend.
The core values of this team are – teamwork, loyalty, work rate, enjoyment and definitely no DHs. Buy in to this philosophy has seen player numbers continue to increase and we are consistently turning out a similar team week in week out, which is showing in our improved performances.”