YMCA Guildford -THE BRIDGE

If you don’t know about The Bridge,it is worth calling in to The Restaurant in the YMCA for lunch.The Bridge is a social enterprise and includes a community Hub providing space for community groups,as well as the restaurant ,fantastic 112 bed student accommodation and Dialogue a young persons counselling service.

This is a unique and valuable facility in Guildford and well as providing great food.

The Foyer run by YMCA Guildford,a 34 bed home,has just won a national Youth matters award for diversity, where critical accommodation is provided for 18 unaccompanied asylum seekers, many congratulations.

Mindwaves Relaunch-at The Bridge

Mindwaves Youth project within the umbrella of Kane FM 103.7 Fm relaunched at the YMCA at Guildford and gave an opportunity for The Mayor of Guildford myself and others to see there wonderful new recording studio in the Community Hub The Bridge (YMCA Guildford).

This is a fantastic social enterprise run for young people who need an opportunity to try something different. Thank you to Mind-waves team for the invaluable opportunities you give.

20 years of Generous Philanthropy

The Peter Harrison foundation celebrated at The Old Reigatians 20 years of philanthropic giving in Surrey and beyond. It is an incredible story shared with us, by the Foundations founder Peter Harrison. In 20 years the foundation has secured an endowment of £ 50 million and has made grants of 50 million pounds ,what a wonderful achievement . It was an energizing evening and special to have so many recipients

of the fund there.

Beautiful Christmas Tree For Woking

A pleasure to thank the Woking Asian Business Forum for another beauty of a Christmas tree in Jubilee Square.The Mayor of Woking and representatives from the Borough Council were there to share the moment.

WABF with their wonderful generosity presented The High sheriff Youth Awards with a very generous cheque which I am most grateful for as the need for funds grows,thank you

Thank You WABF

Huckleberries Nurture- A place to be

Tucked in a quiet corner of Elstead is an amazing place of nurture.Complete with the goats,sheep,hens and ducks,Bev provides a new and amazing opportunity for children from years 3-6 to have a different experience in the outdoors , with the benefit of farm animals and careful nurturing.A great example of nurture through nature

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A Beautiful Walk with The Meath

The Meath orienteering team from Godalming, set out for a walk at Hampton,enjoying forest ,fields and fungi,donkeys and deer.Congratulations to The Meath team for a wondeful morning,it was such a pleasure.

Great things happening at TeenTech

Congratulations to Teen Tech for a fantastic day with 300 yr 8 students from across Surrey and the South East, exploring and discovering science and technology and engineering. The buzz and excitement of seeing and believing what is going on, thanks to many national ,local and global companies generously having a presence at ACS Cobham International School was evident. Another year and another slick and very worthwhile event. Thank you to SATRO for taking on the organisation of this event with TeenTech.

Walton Charities-Look at Impact

What a great afternoon at Esher Rugby Club, when to a packed hall of groups and charities who benefit from, or work with Walton Charities we looked at the impact of their work.

A big thank you to Professor Danny Dorling the keynote speaker. A most thought provoking start to the afternoon with some shattering statistical maps on inequality countrywide and more alarmingly within our own County.Watch this space more to come later in the month on UK league of Borough inequality.

Thank you Walton Charities

Surrey Youth Focus An AGM with Purpose

It was a great opportunity, as always, at the AGM to meet many Surrey Youth charities as well as hearing from Dawn Plummer of Collaborate on the changing paradigms of delivery .Fascinating -“outcomes are not delivered by organization” but by 3 things being human,learning and adapting and nurturing.Checkout Collaborate CIC. Thi s year saw the retirement of John Walshe who has had a long and very active association with SYF.

Click to follow link www.surreyyouthfocus.org.uk

Service Of Remembrance at Guildford

Thank you to Councillor Richard Billington and Canon Robert Cotton, and all those who helped in making the Remembrance Service in Guildford a special time of remembrance and reflection.

Colonel Patrick Crowley DL shared with the congregation more on our local regiment, The Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment, in the fifth of his centenary talks.Fascinating ,a real privilege.

I was pleased to have made the time to admire the recently sculptured new memorial in the Castle grounds.

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