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The Surrey Santa is a hardy breed. Almost 1,000 red-suited runners converged on Reigate’s Priory Park on Sunday 10 December for YMCA East Surrey’s annual Santa Run. “We are humbled by the support that this event receives every year,” said YMCA Chief Executive, Ian Burks. “Whether children have pestered their parents, or the parents have…

The Dunham family had good reason to celebrate the blistering Bank Holiday weekend after a father and son double win at the YMCA East Surrey Fun Run on Sunday 6 May. Local Reigate resident Francis Dunham was the first man home in a punishing Adult 5-mile race, completing his run in 29 minutes and 39 seconds….

Alan Littlewood’s life was turned upside down by a major stroke at the age of 49. Last week, YMCA East Surrey’s Rita Wright described him as a “shining example” to other people as she presented him with a special Long Service Award for Volunteering. Alan has now been helping out with the YMCA’s Exercise Referral…

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 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…

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 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…