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One Year of Dads Just Being Dads

From our first pint at the Archangel to raising over £2,000 for local charity - catch up on the latest from the FDS community.

Dads and their children posing for a group photo at the first FDS coffee morning

FDS Turns One - and Raises Over £2,000 for Charity

We celebrated our first anniversary at the Archangel and raised just over £2,000 for Frome Birth Talk, a local charity providing counselling support for new parents, pregnant people and those who have experienced baby loss. Thank you to every dad who came along.

Four dads in For Dads Sake hoodies and t-shirts under the bunting at the Mind the Dad family fun day

For Dads Sake Launches in Frome

Four local dads - Max, Wayne, Alex and Ben - launched For Dads Sake to give Frome’s dads a space to talk, share advice and build friendships, with a focus on normalising the conversations that too often go unspoken.

Dads gathered in the Archangel courtyard at the first For Dads Sake meet up

First Meetup Draws Over 20 Dads

Our first official meet-up at the Archangel pub saw more than 20 dads come along for a pint and a chat. No pressure, no agenda - just dads being dads. We’ve been meeting on the first Wednesday of every month since.