YMCA East Surrey organised a memorable trip for six young people who have experienced homelessness to explore the historic Viking Coastal Trail in Kent last week. Two nights of free accommodation at The Grange – a Gothic Revival styled house built in the 1840’s – was provided through the Landmark Trust’s ’50 for Free’ programme,…
The support for YMCA East Surrey’s 10th Sleep Easy event came from all quarters, with enthusiastic participants sleeping rough overnight, local companies paying to ‘Sponsor a Box’, two Guides groups joining in at another venue and virtual participants swopping their beds for floors or sofas at home. On Friday 11th March, 30 challengers built their…
This month, thanks to ongoing support from the National Lottery Community Fund, we were able to take 20 young people on a two-night youth residential trip to Lodge Hill outdoor centre in the South Downs. “We invited a mixture of young people from across all of our youth clubs,” says YMCA Youth Worker, Fiona Oldam.
Nearly 600 runners gathered in Reigate’s Priory Park on Sunday 5 December to pin on their numbers and adjust beards and trousers in preparation for the return of YMCA East Surrey’s Santa Run. The Mayor of Reigate and Banstead, Cllr Jill Bray, has chosen the local charity as one of her designated charities for the year….
Kayleigh Kopieczek, a member of YMCA East Surrey’s WAVES youth group, triumphed over strong competition and was crowned Young Achiever of the Year at the highly anticipated return of YMCA’s Youth Matters Awards on Friday 5 November. Kayleigh, 19, from Leatherhead won her title at the leading youth charity’s national ceremony, which was held at…
Signing up for not one but two fundraising challenges in one weekend is no reason to let standards slip. Meadvale resident, James Wildman channelled his inner James Bond to take on a gruelling 10-mile Tough Mudder near Crawley on Saturday 18th September, followed by the Run Reigate Half Marathon on Sunday 19th – running both…
Twelve young people who have experienced local homelessness have taken on the highest mountain in England and Wales in YMCA East Surrey’s Snowdon Summit Climb Challenge 2021. The group, led by members of the YMCA Housing Team, climbed 1,085 metres to the mountain summit to raise money for the local charity’s Employment Support Fund which…
There was a jubilant feel in the air when 27 local cyclists successfully completed the first YMCA East Surrey group challenge to take place in person this year. The event covered 200 miles from the YMCA Sports and Community Centre in Redhill around the Isle of Wight and back between 4 and 6 June, with one…
YMCA East Surrey’s annual Fun Run went virtual for the second year in a row at the beginning of May. The event, which is usually held in Reigate’s Priory Park on the Bank Holiday weekend, kick-started a summer of fun-filled fundraising for the local charity. Eager fitness fanatics who wanted to take part were invited…
Forty local people helped to raise an impressive £3,511 for YMCA East Surrey by taking part in a mammoth virtual Sleep Easy challenge on Friday 26 March to raise awareness of the thousands of young people who are made homeless each year. With lockdown rules in place, this year’s YMCA Sleep Easy event required organisers…
