Outreach
Our wonderful Outreach team this week were:Ruth, Brian, Steve, Coral, and Margaret Thank you to our selfless and kind volunteers #YMCA #YMCABurtonImage description: our outreach team walking with high visibility jackets on
Thank you Pilgrim’s Food Masters!
We are always so grateful to Pilgrim’s Food Masters in Burton on Trent for their kind donations of ready meals for us to use. Thank you so much! #YMCA #YMCABurton Image description: ready meals kindly donated by Pilgrims food masters
Crazy golfers
It was Alexander Accountancy’s annual crazy golf day at Branston Golf Club a couple of weeks ago and we just loved it! We were terrible of course, but with a team made up of Paula, Connie, Isabelle and volunteer Steve, we were never going to win but it would ensure a very good time! Thank […]
St Paul’s “Music for a summers evening” event
We had a wonderful evening at the St Paul’s “Music for a summers evening” event We heard from some amazing performers, including our very own YMCA Choir! #YMCA #YMCABurton Image description: YMCA Burton’s choir
Spanish tapas and quiz night
We had a lovely time at the Hoar Cross Hall’s members evening last week for their Spanish tapas and quiz night! They also raised £126 for us through their raffle too! Thank you all! #YMCA #YMCABurton Image description: a photo of Marguerite and Harrison, Isabelle and Kate smiling at the camera
My first Sleepout event
This months Blog post has been written by Isabelle, our Fundraiser: “This year, I helped organise and host my very first Sleepout with the fantastic fundraising & comms team at YMCA Burton. As I’m also relatively new to the organisation, there’s still a lot of scope to learn and develop on my journey in fundraising, […]
Football legend Nigel Clough is returning to Pirelli stadium
⚽️ Breaking news! ⚽️ We are thrilled to announce that Football legend Nigel Clough is returning to Pirelli stadium for one night only to take part in the YMCA Burton Sleepout next week! Nigel is raising money and awareness for YMCA Burton and we are so excited to welcoming him to our Sleepout! […]
Celebrating our 15th year of Sleepout
As I am writing this blog the late summer heatwave has ended and it is certainly getting colder and rainier. Over the 15 years we have held Sleepout we have had all kinds of weather – from the dry and unseasonably mid, the foggy one, the one where the rain came in horizontally and we […]
‘Timing is everything, and God’s timing is not always the same as our timing.’
Our CEO Paul Laffey was honoured to give the Opening devotion at this years YMCA England and Wales National Conference at Nottingham. Paul, who is also a member of the National Board drew inspiration from Stormzy’s “Blinded by Your Grace Pt2” to highlight the challenges faced by young people and communities, emphasizing the importance of resilience and […]
YMCA and Cadent join forces to support young people and communities in Burton on Trent to combat fuel poverty and isolation
Cadent, the UK’s largest gas distribution network, has partnered with YMCA England and Wales as part of its commitment to tackling fuel poverty and supporting the most vulnerable nationwide. With fuel poverty hitting many households and affecting so many individuals and families, Cadent has funded a new two-year-long ‘Safe and Well Communities Project,’ to […]
