YMCA East Surrey supports some of the most vulnerable people in our community. The current Coronavirus pandemic has affected everyone, but especially people who already needed extra support, and has also made it more difficult for charities like us to achieve our mission of helping people to belong, contribute and thrive. We need your help…
2020 is the 150th anniversary of our charity in Redhill and we wanted to find a way to celebrate this with our community as we have postponed our annual Fun Run in Priory Park. So, we are excited to announce that you can earn your special edition YMCA East Surrey 2020 Anniversary Medal and t-shirt…
Young people from our WAVES youth group spoke to Channel 5 news team about youth services funding and how vital these services are for young people.
After a week when much of Surrey suffered in the grip of snow, ice and sub-zero temperatures, 42 local people helped to raise more than £15,000 for YMCA East Surrey by sleeping rough for a night. While many closed the door on the wintery weather and huddled in by the fire, a group of brave…
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…
Santas as young as four years old joined in the YMCA East Surrey Santa Run on Sunday 8 December to raise money for charity. Families brought children, parents, dogs – and Rudolph! – to Priory Park in Reigate and 580 runners signed up for the festive 1- and 3-mile races in chilly sunshine.
Our Redhill Sports and Community Centre welcomed a very special royal visitor this afternoon when HRH The Duke of Gloucester came to see our new Inclusive Sports Facility in action.
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!
