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
12 November 2022
We are keen to raise our profile in Timsbury with the locals as we have the most amazing facility there with a hall that can be rented out.
So in November we hosted a pre-loved clothes sale – where approximately 11 people hired a table and sold items from their wardrobes that they no longer wear or use. Jacqui had made a delicious range of enticing cakes and... Read more
18 October 2022
A huge congratulations to Bex from Health & Wellbeing. She completed the Bath Half in October in order to raise funds for YMCA Brunel Group, and what a success!
The Bath Half is an annual half marathon that starts and finishes in the Bath city centre. The total distance of the race is 21km, beginning in Queens Square and ending in Victoria Park. The 2022 Bath Half took place... Read more
30 September 2022
We are extremely saddened to announce that our lovely YMCA Bath nursery closed it’s doors for the last time at the end of July.
After 22 years looking after children in the heart of the city of Bath, we made the difficult decision to close due to the very low numbers of children. The nursery was championed by fantastic staff, notably Rosie, who was... Read more
30 September 2022
On Saturday 24th September we held an Open Afternoon at our YMCA Timsbury centre where a few local crafters had stalls selling their beautiful wares
The Library Hub was open for people to view what a wonderful service it provides to the community; children’s activities were taking place and we had the pleasure of listening to a local Ukrainian story teller – which was rather... Read more
29 September 2022
Our very own Nikki from Christopher House has registered to be an Orange Button holder – thank you for being an outstanding member of the community!
What is the Orange Button Scheme? A community-based suicide awareness scheme. The Orange Button is a way of identifying people in the community who are ok to say/hear the word suicide, listen nonjudgmentally and signpost to support locally. The badge... Read more
