As of the 20th March YMCA Bath Group’s Hostels in both Bath & Bristol and the Health & Wellbeing Centre in Bath have temporarily closed during the uncertain times surrounding the current corona virus pandemic.
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Posts By: Trish Fairbeard
The Bristol Wing Review: The Guardian
Review of the Bristol Wing by the Guardian newspaper The Bristol Wing is a boutique hostel with a social conscience Our hostel in Bristol, The Bristol Wing, was recently visited by a journalist from The Guardian who approved of how the old police headquarters has been transformed into a boutique hostel with a social…
Little Ducklings Nursery is open!
Little Ducklings Nursery is open! We are pleased to have opened our ninth nursery across Bath and Wiltshire on the 13th of January 2020.
YMCA service for homelessness
BRISTOL
Since we opened in 2018, at the YMCA Bristol Wing we worked with over 60 young people who aren’t able to access funding for a variety of reasons and we are one of few providers who can work with them.
Christmas Message from our CEO
Christmas Message from our CEO, Mike Fairbeard Christmas message from our CEO, Mike Fairbeard: “2019 has been a busy year for our YMCA. We are moving towards formally merging YMCA Bath Group into YMCA Mendip by April 2020 at which point we plan to take on a new name that better represents our geographical…
Bristol Wing wins Children & Young People Now Award
BRISTOL
The Bristol Wing, our YMCA hostel in Bristol has just won an award from Children & Young People Now for their early intervention work with young people at risk of homelessness.
YMCA ZED PODS – rethinking housing
BRISTOL
YMCA Bristol is delighted to be working closely with Bristol City Council and the Bristol Housing Festival on a new development of genuinely affordable, outstanding quality zero carbon homes for young people in East Bristol.
Yoga retreats in Bath
BATH
Narnia themed Yoga Retreat
For the last three years we have been running a Narnia themed yoga day retreat in early December at Barley Wood which is part of our neighbouring YMCA.
Health & Wellbeing
BATH
We are thrilled to welcome Simon Burgess as our recently appointed Health & Wellbeing Manager.
After School Club in Bath turns 20 years old
BATH
In March 1999 the first YMCA Out of School Club was set up at Moorlands School in the Oldfield park area. We started out in the early days with funding to allow us to set up an After School Club.
Recent Posts
What’s cooking in Frome?
Staff induction day!
Marketing visit two of our nurseries
Plaque unveiling at our Frome Foyer
YMCA Yoga Holiday to Sri Lanka
Mendip makeover: Accommodation for vulnerable people made accessible, thanks to Council grant
A great year’s work from our Adult Housing Services team
New Glastonbury project coming together
Huge thank you to The Elizabeth and Prince Zaiger Trust
Composting fun!