It’s 8am on Saturday 22 August. Most people would just be waking up or thinking what they should do for the day. Not for young people involved in the YMCA’s OnSide project.
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Surrey Friendly Boccia League Launch
On Sunday 19 July, we hosted the launch of the Surrey Friendly Boccia League here at the YMCA. What a fantastic event!
YMCA Mont Ventoux Challenge
Television presenter, weather girl and keen cyclist, Sian Welby gave 30 courageous YMCA cyclists a rousing send off as they prepared to tackle France’s infamous Mont Ventoux.
Live It! Big Lunch
Today marked the return of YMCA’s Live It! Big Lunch – an event combining a range of physical activities and, of course, lunch for adults with disabilities.
Congratulations Sam!
We are really proud of Sam Downing who was recently nominated volunteer of the month.
OnSide residential trip to Wales
Last weekend a group of 7 young people with disabilities and volunteers travelled to Wales with YMCA OnSide to take on some very technical mountain bike trails in support of their Level 1 and Level 2 Mountain Bike Awards.
YMCA East Surrey Fun Run 2015
16 years and still going strong! It took until the Under 10s race at YMCA East Surrey’s Fun Run for the sun to come out over Reigate’s Priory Park. Once it did, it shone on 9 year old Reigate Priory pupil Seth McDowall, who crossed the line ahead of the pack for an astonishing fourth…
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…
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…
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.