A special cream tea for our nearest and dearest

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Hosted by YMCA Exeter’s President, The Right Revd Robert Atwell, Bishop of Exeter, our annual supporters’ cream tea took place on Tuesday 15th May, at Tuckers Hall on Fore Street.   The event was attended by regular donors and volunteers at YMCA Exeter who, during 2017/18, gave over £50,000 in donations and 8000 hours of volunteering…

YMCA launch community wellbeing hub on Newcourt estate

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We are delighted to be partnering with Exeter Community Initiatives, Newcourt Community Association and Trinity Church to offer a new wellbeing hub at the heart of the Newcourt estate. YMCA own four houses on the Newcourt estate where residents can move on into independent living following a period of homelessness. YMCA, with Exeter Community Initiatives,…

YMCA Exeter collaborate with the University of Exeter to record music album

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Thursday 12th April, 2018 Residents and volunteers at YMCA Exeter are delighted to announce that a recording of their EP album “Blessing” is now available online to download from Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Google Play and iTunes. The EP album is the result of a joint project called ‘Making Invisible People Visible’, between YMCA Exeter and…

The benefits of routine

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In our final training video for The Monster Race, we meet YMCA resident Alex who discusses the benefits of routine, exercise and healthy living in his life.

TALKING TO ALF

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At this week’s Monster Run Training Session we sat down with Paul Little, Personal Trainer with Active Life Fitness… Affectionately known as ‘ALF’! For the past year Paul has ran fitness sessions for residents living at YMCA Exeter, inspiring them to live a healthier lifestyle and make wise choices when it comes to food and…

Why bother!?

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Welcome to Week 2 of our ‘Monster Race’ video diary! This week we sat down with our Health & Activities Facilitator, Tim Wells, to find out the importance of motivation and what’s on the agenda for training week 2. On Saturday 17th March, four young residents from the YMCA are taking part in the ‘Winter…

Are you a monster in training?

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On Saturday 17th March, four young residents from the YMCA are taking part in the ‘Winter Monster Race’, one of the South West’s Best Obstacle Courses and Mud Runs. As part of the challenge at Escot Park, residents have embarked on an eight-week fitness programme led by our Activities Co-ordinator, Tim Wells. The aim of…