Ella Sowton from YMCA East Surrey has conquered strong competition to be crowned Young Worker of the Year at the leading charity’s national youth awards ceremony on Friday 8 December. Ella, 27 from Redhill triumphed over two other inspiring young people at the Youth Matters 2019 awards ceremony, which was held at exclusive central London…
YMCA East Surrey honoured outgoing Chairman, Chris Brewer, at their recent AGM with the coveted Order of the Red Triangle award. More than 100 guests attended the event, including supporters, challengers and representatives from many funders and partner agencies, which was held at the YMCA Sports and Community Centre in Redhill.
Last year we were thrilled to win YMCA of the Year at the YMCA Youth Matters Awards in recognition of our wide range of life changing services for the local community. This year we have been nominated in four categories and we need your votes to be in with a chance to win!
We have recently overhauled and reopened our outside play area which will benefit many local children, including those who use our Sports and Community Centre in Redhill. The project was made possible thanks to a £63,415 grant from Biffa Award; a multi-million-pound fund that helps to build communities and transform lives through awarding grants to…
YMCA East Surrey held their first Fun Run in 2000, under their former name of Redhill and Reigate YMCA, with 200 runners turning out to take part. On Bank Holiday Sunday, this figure rocketed to almost 1,200 as local families signed up to join in the charity’s 20th Fun Run celebrations against the picturesque backdrop…
On Wednesday 3 April, Ella Sowton, YMCA East Surrey’s Inclusive Youth Projects Worker, represented us and our WAVES program at a roundtable discussion on mental health. The event was organised by YMCA England and took place at YMCA South Ealing, who are part of the YMCA St Paul’s Group. It was attended by the Duke…
The eagerly awaited opening of YMCA East Surrey’s YMCA Merstham Hub Pre-School took place on Thursday 28th March. Reigate and Banstead Borough Councillor, Mark Brunt, who has been instrumental in the development of the project, cut the ribbon. Cllr Mark Brunt said: “We as a community in Merstham said that we want more, and the…
YMCA East Surrey’s Inclusive Sports Project has been awarded £17,990 by the Postcode Community Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by the players of People’s Postcode Lottery. With this funding, YMCA East Surrey will be able to expand its range of disability sport and physical activity sessions within their new flagship Inclusive Sports Facility. Recently…
This year’s Fun Run and Sports Festival in Priory Park, which takes place on Sunday 5 May from 10:30, is helping local people get active through taking part in five and one mile adult and junior fun runs and bringing together over 20 different sports clubs, many of them offering free taster sessions.
Local people helped to raise £9,526 for YMCA East Surrey at a local fundraising event last weekend that saw them sleep out for the night at the Innes Pavilion in Horley. More than 50 people took part at the event on Friday 8 March, helping to raise money but also awareness of the work of the…
