YMCA AND LOCAL MP LAUNCH £75,000 AUTUMN APPEAL
Burton and Uttoxeter MP Jacob Collier is calling on local businesses and residents to support the town’s YMCA as the team launches their autumn fundraising campaign. With a target of £75,000, the programme has three core areas of focus – the food bank, the annual sleepout and Christmas. Jacob Collier MP recently visited the main […]
Sleepout tickets are now LIVE!
That’s right! You can now buy your Sleepout tickets!!! Here’s a photo of our facilities manager Shaun to let you know that now is the time to grab your tickets and join us on Friday 25th October! Click here to get yours today!
Outreach heroes
It was a very early morning start for volunteers Ruth, Coral, Margaret and Steve who joined Stuart from YMCA for outreach this morning.Thank you all #YMCA #YMCABurton #VolunteersImage description: a couple of our outreach team
Vote for us! YMCA Youth Matters awards
We are over the moon to be a in the semi-finals of the YMCA Youth Matters awards!!! We need your help, could you drop us a quick vote? https://campaigns.ymca.org.uk/page/154397/survey/1?ea.tracking.id=y%20hub and scroll down till you see: Health & Wellbeing Project of the year and please do give us a vote! Thank you! #YMCA #YMCABurton #YouthMattersAwards Image […]
Longest serving staff member at YMCA Burton retires
A stalwart of our charity, Tom Foster, has finally retired after 28 years of dedicated service. Facilities manager, Tom has been with since 1996 which makes him the longest service member of staff within YMCA Burton’s history and he will be sorely missed by his colleagues. On his last day, Tom was surprised with a […]
Last week, our beloved facilities manager, Tom Foster hung up his keys and retired. After 28 years with the YMCA, we believe this was very well-deserved! We asked him a few questions about his time here with us… — 1. We threw a surprise party to celebrate your retirement, what that mean to you? I […]
Local firm Rushton Hickman are running for charity
The Burton 10k run has been an annual event for the town for the past few years and this year, a team of runners from Commercial property agents and Chartered Surveyors; Richton Hickman are taking up the challenge for charity and hoping to raise money for YMCA Burton. The course is renowned for being hilly […]
Sleepout 2024! Save the date!
We are happy to announce the date for this year’s Sleepout is…. – FRIDAY 25th OCTOBER – Please do save the date and join us. Tickets will go on sale in September, please send us an email to register your interest and be the first to know when they go live! Email: fundraising@burtonymca.org Thank you! […]
Burton Barrel roll art trail
The Burton Barrel roll art trail is the talk of the town this summer! Some of our staff went for a walk to spot some this week and loved all the designs they saw. Congratulations to everyone over at Making Trails for another fantastic trail – it is on all summer and the Maps and […]
YMCA National Conference
We had an amazing time at last weeks National Conference – it was wonderful to catch up with our YMCA family and hear from guest speakers such as: Mark Gifford, Chief Executive of the National Citizen Service, Paul Brown, Chief Executive of YMCA Leicestershire and National Board member, Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos, Soheila […]
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 […]
In celebration of Trustee Sherrie
After 14 years of service as a trustee on the board of YMCA Burton, Sherrie Burnham is stepping down as her term of office has ended. Sherrie has helped steer the charity through numerous changes and challenging times over the years as well as being a familiar face at fundraising events and their annual Sleepout. […]
YMCA Burton bids a fond farewell to trustees
Two of YMCA Burton’s long-standing Trustees will be stepping down from their roles this month after over twenty years of voluntary contribution between them. John Deeley, a Solicitor, has been on the board at YMCA since 2014 and Mike Costelloe, a Business Analysis Team Manager for Rolls Royce since 2011. John said: “Back in 2014 […]
New committee appointed for Burton and District Chamber of Commerce
New committee members have been appointed for Burton and District Chamber of Commerce at their latest AGM and includes YMCA Burton’s Fundraising and Partnerships Manager Paula Senior. Richard Brooks – Head of Burton & District Chamber of Commerce said: “We are very excited to welcome Paula Senior as the newest member of our executive […]
Vote for us!
We would really appreciate it if you could take a minute of your day to vote for YMCA Burton in the Movement for good awards. Its quick and easy, all you need to do is visit this link: https://movementforgood.com/#nominateACharity Scroll down, and then you will need our charity number which is: 1077798 Select the Charity […]
Quiz night raises £345!
Our fabulous Quiz night at Holland Sports & Social Club raises a brilliant £345!!!! Let’s hear it for our amazing quiz masters Sherrie & Alex and our winning team: The GeeGees!!! Well done all!
Joy comes in the morning
A blog by our Chaplain, Grace: As we journey through Lent this year, there are so many aspects of the final journey of Christ that comes to my mind. One aspect that always hits me is the kiss of betrayal that Judas gives Jesus. Mark 14:44-47 says, Now the betrayer had arranged a signal […]
Quiz night in aid of YMCA Burton
Fancy showing us how clever you are??? Join us for our next quiz night! Tuesday, 18th April in Barton-under-Needwood. Contact Paula Senior on paula.senior@burtonymca.org or 07754 045869 to book your teams place!
The Foodbank
For the Fundraising and comms team at YMCA Burton the last quarter of the year is always super busy. As usual we are planning Sleepout and Christmas Campaign and 2022 was no different, what was different was the fact we got to go and meet so many people and collect donations in person. Something we […]
YMCA Burton Christmas Foodbank donations
At YMCA Burton we are open all year round and supports our residents and members of our community throughout the festive break. This past year, due to the cost of living crisis, we have seen demand of our foodbank increase exponentially and as such, launched an appeal to help keep it in stock. Individual members […]
YMCA Burton at Christmas
Christmas is nearing and at YMCA Burton it is business as usual, albeit with a festive flair. The housing projects have been given a little makeover where the clients have been helping to make craft decorations with support workers and decorate the Christmas trees. Elsewhere in the organisation, the fundraising Team have started to help […]
YMCA Burton’s 14th Sleepout
And a celebration of the Charity helping its local community for 135 years Friday 28th October saw members of the public take part in the 14th annual Sleepout for YMCA Burton. For the 90 participants it was a cold night where the temperatures were unseasonably mild but still 10 degrees in Burton-on-Trent. This year, as […]
Tickets for Sleepout 2022 are now ON SALE!
We are absolutely thrilled to let you know the tickets for Sleepout 2022 are now ON SALE!!!! Join us on Friday 28th October for a night under the stars, choose Pirelli Stadium, St Modwens graveyard or participate where you want virtually. https://ymcaburton.nuwebgroup.com/events/25136 #Sleepout22 #YMCABurtonSleepout #YMCA #YMCABurton #Charity #Sleepout #Fundraiser