Wendy Whittaker-Large has been elected as the new Chair of YMCA Crewe, after Bernard Clarke stood down at this year’s Annual General Meeting. Wendy worked in children’s services for ten years before becoming a lecturer at MMU in the Early Years Department in 2007. She won the Nursery World Trainer of the Year Award in…
Rhian, one of our Life Coaches, has been working with unaccompanied children seeking asylum, under YMCA Crewe’s Starting Point project. Rhian visits the young people in their homes and ensures they have the support they need. Several of the young people have recently joined together to form a social group that meets at the YMCA,...
YMCA Crewe has been commissioned by Cheshire East to provide a number of services that respond to people who may be sleeping rough this winter. From October, we will be increasing the number of people we accommodate in our No Second Night Out service from six to eight. In November we will deliver a night…
We had a great time at our GLO Awards last week when we celebrated the amazing work and progression of residents over the last six months. A packed room listened to Adam Deering tell us how he went from being expelled from school with no qualifications to owning businesses with a turnover of £20 million.
Hundreds of families have been along to our Family Fun Days on Derby Docks over the summer. The community came together to play parachute games and giant Jenga, enjoy arts, crafts and hot dogs – and even have some beauty treatments! The police organised matches on the inflatable football pitch and Wavemaker did amazing 3D printing…
On Fridays, residents and staff all get together in the Community Cafe to enjoy a meal together – we are fortunate to have some really talented chefs at the YMCA!
Our Summer Kids Clubs are underway now all over Crewe. You can see the full programme here – or call us on 01270 257673 for more info.
Girls from 411 had an amazing time on their trip away – Chester Zoo, an Escape Room and loads of laughs…
