Over £25,000 raised at YMCA Derbyshire Sleep Easy 2026
On Friday 13th of March 2026, 95 amazing people stepped out of their comfort zones and into sleeping bags to make a real difference at YMCA Derbyshire’s annual Sleep Easy fundraising event.
Celebrating International Women’s Day at Nicco’s Restaurant, Derby
Hosted in the heart of Derby, the event brought together an incredible panel of women from across the region, each sharing their personal journeys, professional insights, and the experiences that have shaped them.
Tale of 2 Cities: Early Years
Gillian Sewell, CEO of YMCA Derbyshire, is leading a city wide call to action to tackle child poverty before school even begins.
Swapping Aprons for Running Shoes: Seven Hospitality Group Runs the Derby Ramathon for YMCA Derbyshire
This June, the teams at Seven Restaurant & Café Bar and The White Hart in Duffield traded their aprons for running shoes to support YMCA Derbyshire.
Meet Donna
At YMCA Derbyshire, our Housing Navigators are at the heart of the support we provide to young people and community members.
Working directly with those living in our accommodation, housing navigators build relationships, help to achieve goals, organise assistance and support individuals to gain confidence and independence to move onto permanent residence.Now, he’s flourishing in ways he never thought imaginable.
Pentaxia Hosts Successful Charity Football Match in Aid of YMCA Derbyshire
Pentaxia, one of the UK’s leading advanced composites manufacturers, successfully hosted a charity football match on Friday, 2nd August. The event was organised to raise funds and awareness for YMCA […]
Auris Ear Care become a YMCA Derbyshire partner
Auris Ear Care have kindly supplied a backdrop to YMCA Derbyshire to help us raise awareness for our charity at events. Thank you so much for supporting us! About Auris Ear Care […]
Empowering Through Heritage: Past:Present:Work Project Transforms Lives in Derbyshire
‘Past:Present:Work’ is a National Lottery Heritage Funded employability project, focused on local heritage. It provides a unique opportunity for YMCA Derbyshire residents and learners aged 16-35 to explore heritage and conservation sites in Derbyshire.
YMCA Derbyshire Residents Complete Workshops with Cromford Mills.
‘Past:Present:Work’ is a National Lottery Heritage Funded employability project, focused on local heritage. It provides a unique opportunity for YMCA Derbyshire residents and learners aged 16-35 to explore heritage and conservation sites in Derbyshire.
YMCA Y-Kidz Winter HAF
We prepared 112 food and activity packs. The packs supported 72 children under Y-Kidz HAF and a further 40 children under Derby County Community Trust HAF.
Each box contained fresh ingredients accompanied by recipe cards. An additional 48 family sized ingredients bags were supplied so that children and parent/carers could cook a chilli together.