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Guildford foyer residents celebrate 60 years of theatre at a special gala night at the Yvonne Arnaud

Guildford foyer residents and staff were recently invited to a special evening at the Yvonne Arnaud theatre in the town, to celebrate its 60th […]
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Well done and thank you to Leah and Alice for completing their incredible Surrey to Sea run to mark 15 years of WiSE

Best friends Leah and Alice have completed an incredible continuous 70km (43.5 miles) run from Guildford to Hove seafront along the Downs Link Way, […]
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Young people create a powerful film about homelessness and mental health

And that’s a wrap! Some of our young supported housing residents had a great learning experience creating a powerful short film that we shared […]
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Surrey to Sea: Running 70km for YMCA DownsLink Group’s WiSE Project

This autumn marks 15 years of YMCA DownsLink Group’s What is Sexual Exploitation (WiSE) project.   To celebrate the milestone, two best friends are […]

Volunteers’ Week 2025: Meet our volunteer chaplain, Lisa

To celebrate Volunteers’ Week (2 to 8 June), we spoke to one of our chaplains, Lisa, about her experience volunteering with our young people.  […]
WiSE words: turning 'Adolescence' into action

WiSE words: turning ‘Adolescence’ into action

Blog by one of our specialist sexual exploitation support workers: Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ is a gripping and unsettling exploration of the complexities of modern youth, […]
Chaplaincy BBQ at Eastbourne Foyer

2024 Chaplaincy BBQ: sausages, ketchup and a cheeky seagull!

Read all about our annual chaplaincy BBQ that took place recently in Eastbourne.
Caroline Stearman, Trustee, talking about her own faith

A trustee’s reflection on faith

During the recent YMCA World Week of Prayer and Interfaith week, one of our Trustees, Caroline Stearman, wrote a reflection on her faith and what it means to her.

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