News | Consett YMCA

AWARDS AWARDS AWARDS

posted 16.11.11

We are delighted to announce that we have recently won a number of awards for the work we are carrying out with young people.

National Awards Nominations

Posted 13.10.11

We are thrilled to say that we have been taken through to the final 3 nominations for 3 of the National Youth Matters awards.

Our Alternative Education department has been nominated for 'Delivering Success' award

Our Youth Services Manager, Paul has been nominated for 'Youth Worker or the Year' and

Our Princes Trust Assistant, Jonathan, has been nominated for 'Young Volunteer of the Year'

New staff member featured in national teaching magazine

Posted 13.10.10

Our newest member to the Education Team is Katie, she has come to us after completing her PGCE at the University of Sunderland. She was recently interviewed for the Institute for Learning's 'In Tuition' magazine. In the article Katie talks about the type of continuing profesisonal development (CPD) used by those who are new to teaching and training.

Click HERE to read the article

Facebook Page

Added 29th Sept 2011

We now have a facebook page where there is loads of information about upcoming events and photos of events that have taken place. Please follow the link below and 'Like' the page.

click HERE to access the page

Site Updates

Added 01/11/2010

Alot of content has been updated, most of the updates are images, that have been added to the galleries.

We now have a large collection of photographs showing Activities/Shuttlecock football, Fundraising Events & The Princes Trust Teams and a few video's aswell.

This is an ongoing update as there are alot of photo's and videos to go through for the above galleries and a few new ones to be added aswell.

Shuttlecock Football Club Race Night Fundraser

Added 28/10/2010

Consett YMCA Shuttlecock Football Club, Race Night fundraser at Consett and District YMCA on the 13th of November starting at 7pm

This is to help raise funds for some of our young members to compete at an open championship with 10 other Europian countries in Hungary 2011

Halloween Party

Added 25/10/2010

Consett YMCA Halloween Party on Thursday the 28th of October from 6pm till 9pm, featuring a Live band and disco

Entry fee is £1 (this gets you a free hotdog)

English Federation of Shuttlecock Football sending teams to international competition

Added 04/09/2010

A CHARITY in north Durham is giving people the chance to represent their country in an international sport.

The English Federation of Shuttlecock Football is based at Consett YMCA and chief executive Billy Robson is the captain.

A senior team and two junior sides, aged 14 to 18, are going to Marseilles, France, in November, to take part in an international competition.

Players have recently returned from playing in Hungary and more people are being encouraged to take part.

Investing in Children

Added 11/5/10

We were delighted to find out today that we have once again passed the Investing in Children assesment and maintain our membership.

The glowing report shows just how much the young people enjoy making the choices that affect the running of the youth clubs and the lives of the young people who attend - we couldn't have done it with out you!!

Duck Race

Added 10th March 2010

As part of the Y Club youth forum's fundraising efforts to take part in the cultural exchange to Hungary this year, we are hosting a duck race on Sunday 25th April.

The ducks will be launched at 11am from the Boathouse at Ebchester, from this the first 3 ducks to cross the wooden bridge at the stepping stones at Ebchester will win.