Posts By: Tom Cudworth
YMCA Cheltenham vs Man vs Fat
YMCA Cheltenham 7 - 1 Man vs Fat On Sunday 1st of May at 2 pm at Oxstalls Sports Centre Gloucester, the two teams kicked off a friendly match. The game started with Man vs Fat defence stopping many swift attacks up the wings by the younger on average YMCA Cheltenham team; consisting of...
Tales From the Red Triangle – Cheltenham College
The mid-19th Century is often, quite unfairly, criticised for its lack of social awareness. In fact, the opposite is true and Cheltenham College was the first of the great public schools of the Victorian era. Two Cheltenham residents, G. S. Harcourt and J. S. Iredell founded Cheltenham College in July 1841 to educate the sons of gentlemen. It originally…
Urgent Help Needed #FeedCheltenham
Urgent help is needed for food supplies for the food pantries in Cheltenham. Please see the information leaflet in this post about the food pantries and opening times in Cheltenham. Please keep reading for some ways you can help and why. Sarah Avery has been at a food network provider meeting this morning and the…
Family Space Manager Sarah Avery receives Paul Harris Fellowship from Cheltenham Rotary Club
On Tuesday 5th of April Sarah Avery, Manager of Family Space, was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship for her work at #Feed Cheltenham. The Fellowship is awarded “In appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among the peoples of the world”. #FeedCheltenham is a Family Space...
YMCA response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement
Responding to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, Denise Hatton, Chief Executive of YMCA England & Wales, said: “While YMCA appreciates and acknowledges the pressures faced by inflation, international conflict, and our very necessary response, there is no denying that the Chancellor has missed a vital opportunity to provide support for those in desperate financial need. “Tax...
Ukraine Crisis – Hope – Poem by Francesca Tolond
Hope I watch the horror unfolding The terror of brother against brother The threat to the world One man’s desire to have everything Lent has begun – a time of giving up A time of prayer A time of contemplation A time leading to Celebration, Death and Resurrection My prayer is for peace Peace and...
Trustee Treasurer Opportunity
Position: Trustee Treasurer (voluntary position) Responsible to: Board of Trustees Responsible for: Strategic and Financial governance oversight Term of Office: Appointed for 4 years, but may be re-elected for a second term THE ROLE We are looking to appoint a Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees. The overall role of the Treasurer is to maintain an...
Tom’s Fundraising Page
I will be sleeping rough for one night so others don’t have to, supporting the work Cheltenham YMCA does with the homeless across Gloucestershire. YMCA Cheltenham works with some of the most vulnerable people in our society providing more than 47,000 bed nights per year of supported accommodation for the homeless and those requiring a…
Amin’s Story
Amin's Story “I fled the war in Sudan in 2016. It was not safe for me to live there anymore with all the violence that was happening. When I came to Gloucester I found myself homeless. After a short period of time living in NASS (National Asylum Support Service) accommodation and spent my time sofa surfing...