27 February 2023
On Saturday 25th February Jacqui from our YMCA Timsbury site opened the doors of the centre with a pop up café.
Jacqui is renowned locally in Timsbury for her cakes and bakes and they are clearly in high demand as people turned up in huge numbers to pick their favourite slice, scone or try something new. Many even took cakes home... Read more
20 February 2023
Our Bath Hostel has been getting some love recently with new floors and furniture in the reception area along with some lovely new additions to our outdoor area.
Adding a bit of newness can sometimes make all the difference. Back in December, we saw the removal of all of the old carpeting in our Bath hostel reception area. New flooring was put down to match the floors in... Read more
20 February 2023
We are so proud of our amazing staff and love to share the incredible work they are doing.
Here are some words from Keris Healey, manager of the Little Ducklings Nursery in Lyneham: I was looking for a new challenge in 2021 after having my little boy. I found the YMCA was recruiting and the moment I had... Read more
15 February 2023
We are excited to announce a new series of Yoga workshops in partnership with the American Museum and Gardens.
Looking for Bath yoga workshops? We are now in our third year of partnering with the American Museum in Bath as their health and wellbeing specialists. For the last two years we have run weekly yoga classes in their spectacular... Read more
17 January 2023
YMCA Brunel Group provides accommodation for people experiencing homelessness and housing crisis, one of the main reasons for people becoming homeless is that they have experienced a breakdown in relationships with their family.
This means that over the Christmas period, a large proportion of our residents would not be spending time with their families. Thanks to the support of local organisations we were able to provide Christmas meals, presents and activities for our... Read more
6 January 2023
In the summer 2022, Little Ducklings Nursery in Lyneham was gifted a free shed from a parent.
Staff erected the shed at the front of the property and began to brainstorm the idea of opening it up to the community to be able to access things like clothes and books, all for free! Unfortunately, the initial plan... Read more
4 January 2023
Launching “Space RAFT" 🚀
Space Raft is an animated film made by the young people of YMCA Brunel Group’s Street Youth Club in partnership with Somerset Art Works. Inspired by artist Rory Pilgrim’s RAFTS project, this film was developed through a series of creative... Read more
2 December 2022
On Thursday, 1st December we celebrated YMCA Brunel Group with a Carol Service at Holy Trinity Church in Frome.
The carol service was a beautiful evening full of stories of all of our hard work and how our staff at YMCA Brunel Group change lives and build strong communities. Supporters such as B&NES Council, Frome Pioneers, Somerset WI, and... Read more
28 November 2022
Every year for the last 7 years (other than the Covid year) two of our yoga teachers, Trish and Sarah run a Narnia themed yoga retreat at Barley Wood – a beautiful home and wedding venue owned by YMCA Dulverton Group in Wrington.
The stunning location sets the scene but so does the beautifully planned classes, food and treats. Attendees pay £75 for a ticket and bring a contribution to a pot luck lunch – which never fails to be anything other than... Read more
20 November 2022
Whilst we are still in the process of refurbishing the Wing, we were approached by Werkhouse in Bristol to see if we would be happy to take a group of young people in for a weekend whilst on a course with them
The Werkhouse course is specifically for young people who want to move into the creative industries and it gives them an amazing insight into the different areas and what to expect. As part of the weekend they are given a... Read more
