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Ipswich dad support group attracts over 100 members before its first official event
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Matt Krishnan-Bird has expanded his Good Dads Club initiative to Ipswich, where over 100 members have already signed up prior to the first official event. Having previously founded groups in Colchester and Chelmsford, Krishnan-Bird now has around 500 dads involved across three locations. The clubs offer a safe space for fathers to discuss mental health, share parenting advice, and take part in social activities such as coffee walks and hair-styling sessions. Additionally, members were involved in fundraising efforts that raised £118,000 for the family of three-year-old Noah Woods.
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- More than 100 dads have joined the new Ipswich branch of the Good Dads Club before its first official event.
- Founder Matt Krishnan-Bird started the initiative in Colchester in September last year before expanding to Chelmsford.
- Across the three locations in Colchester, Chelmsford, and Ipswich, the clubs involve a total of 500 dads.
- The groups provide a community for fathers to share parenting tips, discuss mental health, and attend events like coffee walks and 'beers and braids' sessions.
- The club helped set up a fundraiser that raised £118,000 for the family of Noah Woods.