International Men’s Day – 19th November 2025

The event is celebrated across all four nations of the UK and is annually marked on the 19th November. It’s an opportunity to empower men, promote inclusive cultures, increase awareness for the many issues that men face in today’s world, highlight discrimination, and raise awareness about men’s wellbeing – whether it’s social, emotional, physical or their mental health.

How the event started: Within the UK, it was formally started in 2010, but it actually originated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago by Dr Jerome Teelucksingh – a history lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad. Today, International Men’s Day is now a global event. 

The International Men’s Day theme is: “Supporting Men & Boys” – key themes that wrap around this include:

• Making a positive difference to the wellbeing and lives of men and boys
• Raising awareness (or funds) for the charities that are supporting men and boys’ wellbeing
• Promoting positive conversations about men, manhood and masculinity 

According to International Men’s Day UK, there are some sobering statistics which make this charitable cause so worthy to support.

• Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of death in UK males – it accounts for 14% of all cancer deaths in UK males 
• Mortality: 1 in 5 men don’t live to the age of 65 years
• The UK’s suicide rate is at the highest in the century. 5,000+ men pass away each year by suicide across Engand, Wales, Soctland and Northern Ireland 
• The number of men sleeping rough in the UK has increased – it’s at its highest since 2017: males make up 83% of rough sleepers. 

Let’s not forget Movember:

The men’s health charity Movember is part of International Men’s Day, and kicked off the Movember campaign on 1st November. They work hard to give men the facts on men’s health, to help change behaviours for the better, and they unite the brightest minds (from government, research and civil society) and they listen to the male community and advocate for men. According to Movember, men are dying on average 4.5 years earlier than women, and for primarily preventable reasons. 

Movember funds groundbreaking projects worldwide, engaging men to help them understand what works best and make changes. Some of the team at Groundsure are proudly participating in Movember, to raise money for the charity. Here are their stories: 

Andrew McClune, Product Manager at Groundsure:

“My dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer ten years ago – thankfully he’s made a full recovery. A close friend also went through testicular cancer treatment in his early 20s, and thankfully has made a full recovery. I also have a few friends that have really struggled with their mental health, so I am doing Movember to raise vital funds to aid these charities.” 

Aaron Moyle, Environment and Geology Manager, also said:

After a couple of years doing an unofficial ‘Movember’, there was interest in making it official this year and raising money for some great causes.

I have been blown away by the response and the generous donations from across the business, as well as from families and friends of staff.
So far, it’s been a really fun challenge, raising money, moving more, and creating a space to have the important conversations that matter about men’s health.