YMCA Thames Gateway Group is thrilled to announce it has been shortlisted as a finalist at the 2025 Youth Matters Awards, an honour that highlights the charity’s commitment to supporting the local community. The charity’s inclusive fitness project has been nominated and recognised for its exceptional impact in the area of Health & Wellbeing, for…
YMCA Thames Gateway Group is proud to announce that its Romford-based pre-school team has been honoured with the Early Years SEND Award by the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham (LBBD), recognising the setting as one “committed to inclusion.” Presented by the Head of Early Years at LBBD on Friday 11 July, this award celebrates…
YMCA Orchestra will be performing its summer charity concert in aid of our cancer rehab programme on Sunday, 6 July at YMCA Romford! Tickets: Adults £8 / Children £4. Cash only. Date: Sunday, 6 July 2025 at 4.30pm Location: YMCA Romford, Rush Green Road Programme includes: On Stage with Cole Porter Cole Porter, arr John…
Late May bank holiday opening times for Romford – Monday, 26 May 2025: GYM & CLASSES ► Gym open from 7am – 10pm (no instructor available) ► 8.30am – Fitness Yoga with Elaine ► 8.30am – RPM with Jo ► 9.30am – Body Pump with Jo CHILDREN’S SERVICES ► Closed TOMMY’S PLACE RESTAURANT Members…
A life-saving bleed kit was presented to YMCA Romford by Sue Hedges, mum of Ricky Hayden who was fatally stabbed in 2016. Donated to the YMCA by New Way Tuition, a provider of alternative education, the kit will be located in the foyer and therefore be accessible to the community. Sue explained that for a…
GYM & CLASSES Gym open as normal (no instructor available) 8.30am – Fitness Yoga with Elaine 8.30am – RPM with Roy 9.30am – Body Pump with Roy 5.30pm – Rebound with Stephanie 6.15pm – LBT with Stephanie CHILDREN’S SERVICES CLOSED TOMMY’S PLACE RESTAURANT Members & general public: Open from 9.00am – 3.00pm
CHILDREN’S SERVICES ► Good Friday (18 April) – CLOSED ► Easter bank holiday Monday (21 April) – CLOSED ► Holiday Club operates from 7-11 & 14-17 April Please note that there will be no Parent & Toddler sessions during half term TOMMY’S PLACE RESTAURANT ► Good Friday (18 April) – normal Sunday hours (9.00am –…
John, aged 55, was treated for throat cancer in early 2023, and after 35 gruelling radiotherapy sessions and two rounds of chemotherapy, wasn’t physically able to cope with a final round of chemo to complete the treatment. The side effects of the treatment really took a toll on John, who then struggled to eat, drink…
Anthony’s journey with YMCA started when he was just 16 and a student at our Horizon Project. The course, which equips young people with carpentry and joinery skills, is designed to help students who are hard-to-reach, have SEN or additional needs to get back into education, training or employment. Life back then was difficult for…
The discovery of RAAC at YMCA Woolwich’s purpose-built Woolwich Youth Zone resulted both in the closure of the youth club as well as its rentable community spaces, which provided an important source of income for the clubs. On top of an increased demand for the grants that are available to charities, and a reduction in…
