YMCA East Surrey Boccia Club
YMCA East Surrey Boccia Club’s volunteer Amanda Weston has been awarded her leaders certificate!
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Leah’s Boccia Club trophy success
Here is YMCA East Surrey Boccia Club’s Leah Hickson collecting the Red Lion Boccia Trophy for all the hard work and progress she’s made over the past six months.
Donation from the Lucy Rayner Foundation
Photo (from left to right) Stuart Rayner and his daughter, Emma, from the Lucy Rayner Foundation, present their cheque to YMCA East Surrey’s Heads Together Manager, Sarah Kenyon, and Chief Executive, Ian Burks. This month, YMCA East Surrey’s Heads Together project has employed two new counsellors in a bid to expand their free and confidential…
YMCA East Surrey expands services in Tandridge
YMCA East Surrey has plans to expand their work supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people in the Tandridge area. “We want to sustain and develop a variety of youth projects in Tandridge to help local young people reach their full potential,” explains YMCA Chief Executive, Ian Burks. Heads Together, the YMCA’s youth counselling…
Congratulations Sam!
We are really proud of Sam Downing who was recently nominated volunteer of the month.
YMCA to provide increased Short Breaks provision for local families
YMCA East Surrey have been commissioned by Surrey County Council to deliver Play and Leisure Short Breaks for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities across East Surrey.
Call for allotment help
The YMCA East Surrey allotment plot in Redhill is proving to be a valuable resource but we are in need of a helping hand – preferably with green fingers attached. “We have a fantastic group of young people with additional needs who love getting their hands dirty on the allotment,” explains YMCA Inclusive Youth Projects…
WAVES trip to Eschweiler
WAVES is a youth group making a difference. Based at the YMCA Sovereign Centre in Reigate, the group aims to raise awareness of mental health issues and provide support for young people in need, aged 11-19. In July this year, four young people from WAVES went to Eschweiler, a small town in Germany with the…
YMCA East Surrey needs your votes
YMCA East Surrey has been shortlisted in two categories in the Youth Matters Awards and needs your votes. The awards celebrate the outstanding skills and achievements of young people and YMCAs from across the country. Please support us by giving us your vote in the following categories: YMCA of the Year Award – YMCA East…
Duke of Edinburgh hike
On 6 and 7 August, young people with additional needs took part in a two day hike from Three Bridges along the route 20 and 21 cycle paths to Horley Guide Hut as part of their Duke of Edinburgh award.