Sleep Easy 2023 – Sleeping Rough So Others Don’t Have To

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YMCA Cheltenham Sleep Easy 2023 On Friday 3rd March, twenty-three amazing fundraisers from across our local communities gathered at the YMCA Cheltenham Sports Centre to help raise vital money and awareness to support people at risk of homelessness, those whom the YMCA works with to support their journey to independence. YMCA Cheltenham’s Sleep Easy formed part of a series of...

Family Space Nursery in Cheltenham Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted

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Family Space Nursery in Cheltenham - featured image Last month, the Family Space Nursery in Cheltenham was inspected by Ofsted, and they have just received the results in March. In the report, the Nursery was rated ‘Good’, stating that: “Children, parents and visitors are greeted warmly at the door by friendly staff at this setting. Children enter happily and greet their friends eagerly....

YMCA honoured with Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award in recognition of youth and community empowerment

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YMCA England & Wales and YMCA Scotland have been announced as joint recipients of an official award celebrating the work done by charities to empower young people and volunteers, created in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.   The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award recognises 20 national charities in total working with young…

YMCA Cheltenham Annual General Meeting 2022

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On September the 28th we held our Annual General Meeting for the year. We invited over one hundred people from the local community including our members, staff and local dignitaries such as the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Gloucestershire Guy Disney MBE, Alex Chalk MP and Dame Janet Trotter DBE CVO. We gathered to review the...

YMCA Statement: HM Queen Elizabeth II

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YMCA Cheltenham Queen Elizabeth II

On behalf of YMCA Scotland, YMCA Ireland and YMCA England & Wales:   “It is with great sadness that the YMCA family across all four nations acknowledge the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. “As we recognise this grave loss, we are reminded of Her Majesty’s selfless devotion to our nation and to the Commonwealth, providing…

Number 3 Development – Women Leaving Prison

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YMCA Cheltenham Women Prison Leavers Featured Image What we will provide Our vision is to utilise Number 3 to accommodate vulnerable single women leaving prison aged 18-35, offering them sanctuary and a safe place to start rebuilding their lives. YMCA Cheltenham in cooperation with The Nelson Trust (our referral pathway partner) intends to purchase and redevelop Number 3 to provide 4 x...

YMCA Cheltenham vs Man vs Fat

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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...

Urgent Help Needed #FeedCheltenham

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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

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Rotary Club Sarah Avery featured image 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...