Bournemouth, 21 October 2025 — Over 130 incredible participants braved the cold and damp conditions on Saturday 18th October 2025 for YMCA Bournemouth’s annual BIG Sleep Easy, a community fundraising event where individuals, teams, and organisations spend a night sleeping rough — so that others don’t have to. This year’s Sleep Easy took place in…
Over 130 people are preparing to brave the outdoors for YMCA Bournemouth’s annual fundraising event – The BIG Sleep Easy 2025, taking place on Saturday 18th October 2025 from 6.30pm through to 6.30am at The Treehouse, Diverse Abilities, Hurn. The BIG Sleep Easy brings together groups, clubs, individuals and local businesses for a unique challenge:…
Townsend Youth Partnership awarded nearly £20,000 from The National Lottery The Townsend Youth Partnership has been awarded £19,880 from the National Lottery’s Community Fund, enabling it to expand and strengthen its work with young people on the Townsend estate in Bournemouth. The partnership provides a safe, inclusive environment where young people can access support, structure…
Walk for Mental Health: Every Step Counts YMCA Bournemouth is inviting people of all ages to take part in its 2025 Walk for Mental Health — a scenic 3.2-mile sponsored walk between Boscombe Pier and Bournemouth Pier — on Saturday 13th September, starting at 10:30 AM. The goal is to raise £10,000 in support of…
Applications are now open to join Team YMCA for the TCS London Marathon 2026, taking place on Sunday 26 April 2026. This is your chance to take part in one of the world’s most iconic races—while helping to transform lives. This year, YMCA is selecting runners based not on how fast they apply, but on…
A Prize Draw has been launched to support life-changing youth work on the Townsend estate in Bournemouth—an area where too many young people face barriers that limit their potential. The Townsend Youth Partnership, supported by YMCA Bournemouth, is inviting the public to get involved and help raise vital funds for inclusive, community-based youth services. These…
YMCA Bournemouth was delighted to welcome volunteers from the Nationwide mortgage team to Sandyholme recently, where the team generously gave their time and energy to support the site with a day of gardening, painting, and tidying up. The group rolled up their sleeves and got stuck into a variety of tasks, helping to refresh the…
The launch event for YMCA Bournemouth’s Big Sleep Easy 2025 was a resounding success, with over 40 representatives from 30 local businesses coming together to show their support for the charity’s mission to combat homelessness in the community. Held to kick-start the build-up to this year’s BIG Sleep Easy, the event highlighted the lasting impact…
YMCA Bournemouth is thrilled to announce that it has received a £5,000 grant from the Talbot Village Trust to continue providing its free, transformative counselling service for those in need. This generous funding will enable the charity to offer 100 additional therapy sessions to individuals facing multiple disadvantages, including at-risk young people, single and homeless…
Sarah Gallagher (Self-Management Team Lead) and Andrea Dawson (Social Prescriber) recently donated two knitted blankets to YMCA Bournemouth for use by their residents. The blankest were made by the Knit and Stitch group that they attend. Andrea said “The group meet every other Thursday. It is a group for patients, registered with any one of…
