Easter 2020 is so different to how any of us thought it would look just a few short weeks ago. Planning for the first BBQ of the year, visiting friends and family, hoping the weather might be good enough for the slightly over grown lawn to be mown and sharing chocolate and goodies to celebrate. Instead…
Youth Services funding reaches lowest point in a generation A report released this week by YMCA reveals that one in four young people (25%) feel so afraid of gangs they are unable to spend time with friends outside of school. Read the full report. This comes as more than half (55%) feel that a primary...
YMCA SPG Membership Administrator Claire Cammack is running her very first marathon this April. She is looking forward to getting back in to running after some time out from her fitness routine “At school I loved running but getting older, becoming a mum and other life events meant that running took a back seat. That…
YMCA Hayes has welcomed two volunteers from France in a new collaboration with YMCA France. Ben Monnie, 22, and Lucie Lucas, 21, joined the Youth Team in September this year and are developing plans for a new Basketball Club and a Gymnastics/Dance Club for 11-16 year olds in the Hayes area, to commence in January...
Or that’s what we are lead to believe... Christmas - For some it may be, for some it isn’t and for some it’s somewhere in between. However, for all its hard to avoid. Step outside your door and you are met with images of merriment, happiness and fun. Stay inside and many adverts will be...
YMCA St Paul’s Group (YMCA SPG) has recognised the dedication of its staff in the communities it serves around London, with staff awards at its Annual Showcase. Held at Central Hall Westminster on Monday 25 November, it was a glittering event to celebrate the work of YMCA. Winners in the Awards categories included Jumpers! Nursery...
Safiyyah Patel from YMCA St Paul’s Group has been awarded the coveted We Believe Award at YMCA England and Wales’s national Youth Matters Awards ceremony on 8 November 2019 for her fantastic work with young people at YMCA Walthamstow. Safiyyah Patel 19 from Walthamstow was presented with the award at the Youth Matters 2019 awards...
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1 October 2019
Figures released today by YMCA show that spending on youth services across England looks set to reach its lowest ever point in a generation. An analysis of 84 local authorities across England reveals that while the average spend on youth services per local authority in 2010 was £7.79m, planned average spend for 2019/20 is just...
