About
Tony Millington
Tony has worked as a lifeguard, both here and abroad, a white-van man, a baker, a civil servant for the MOD, and in Children and Adult Social Services for the local council. Ideas for a novel had been floating around in his head for some time before he put pen to paper and began writing his first novel.
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Born in Warrington, Cheshire in 1967, Tony moved to Rutland in 1981. He now lives in Peterborough with his wife, two nutty cats and a Romanian rescue dog. When not writing, he likes to listen to rock and heavy metal music.
City Stone Publishing
Tony's books are published by City Stone Publishing.
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"From dark and gritty crime thrillers, adventurous fantasy, entertaining women’s fiction, and intriguing contemporary novels to interesting and insightful non-fiction and visionary poetry, we publish it all."
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- The City Stone Publishing website
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Andy's Man Club
In mid-2016, nine men met in a small room in the typical Yorkshire town of Halifax with a simple aim of talking through their issues and helping each other deal with their mental health. All in attendance were agreed there was a magic in that room that had to be shared. This was the start of a movement that has grown faster than anyone first involved could have ever imagined. Fast forward almost 6 years and ANDYSMANCLUB now has groups at over 100 locations across England, Scotland and Wales.
ANDYSMANCLUB takes its name from Andrew Roberts, a man who sadly took his own life aged 23 in early 2016. Andy’s family had no inkling that he was suffering or struggling to the extent that he would do this, and as a result looked deeper into male suicide and men’s mental health. They soon discovered that male suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50, with Male Mental Health surrounded by well-ingrained cultural stigma in the UK. Elaine Roberts and Luke Ambler are Andy’s Mum and Brother-in-Law, together they came up with the idea of ANDYSMANCLUB, a group where men aged 18 and above can speak openly about their mental health in a judgment-free, non-clinical environment. Groups now operate nationwide and are completely volunteer-led, with the vast majority of group facilitators having first interacted with ANDYSMANCLUB when they came through the door as a service user.
With their service used on a weekly basis by over 1,700 men, and an army of over 500 volunteers on board, the movement is continuing to grow on a week by week basis.
To attend ANDYSMANCLUB, drop them an email - info@andysmanclub.co.uk. or head to www.andysmanclub.co.uk, find your nearest club, and simply attend!
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