13 Oct 2011 | Cheltenham YMCA to receive £3.3m to help the homeless
A Gloucestershire homeless shelter has received a funding boost of £3.3m to improve facilities for rough sleepers.
Cheltenham YMCA received the largest grant from a pot of £37.5m shared between 37 homeless projects in the UK.
David Wallace, chief executive of the YMCA, said the money was needed to build 73 new accommodation units as demand in the town far exceeded supply.
The funding was announced on Wednesday as part of the government's Homelessness Change programme.
Elsewhere in western England, two YMCA centres in Bridgwater, Somerset, are to receive £719,000 and £317,000.
Mr Wallace said they were currently doing "the best they can" in the out-of-date YMCA Cheltenham building which has 56 small rooms lacking in quality.
"This will undoubtedly give the whole housing project a big future and serve young people for years to come," he said.
"We are very much in demand and by having additional accommodation we should be able to meet some of that demand with modern accommodation."
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31 Aug 2011 | Mayor's Charity Golf Day on 15th September
The Mayor of Cheltenham, Cllr Barbara Driver, is delighted that Cheltenham YMCA’s annual Open Golf Championship will this year be a fundraising event in aid of her three chosen charities: The National Star College, St Vincent’s and St George’s Association and Cheltenham YMCA.
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13 Jul 2011 | Annual Gymnastics display a bounding success
Over a hundred young people took part in the annual YMCA Gymnastics display held in the Cheltenham YMCA Sports Hall, on Saturday 9 July. Young people aged between 5-18 yrs performed in front of a capacity crowd.
Jenny Hall, Head Coach, and her team conducted an energetic non-stop programme from 9.15am until 4.30pm, ending with a presntation ceremony recognising the achievements of all the young gymnasts..
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