YMCA Humber has received £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to run for our exciting YMCA – A Rich History project. Led by young people the project started on 1st October 2015 and will focus on researching and sharing the history of YMCA Humber locally, especially the periods of the two World Wars through the production of a book and film and the archiving of the research material unearthed.
Commenting on the award Alan Burley said “We are thrilled to have received the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and are confident the project will offer a wide range of exciting learning and training opportunities to the young people involved.”
Explaining the importance of the HLF support, the head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Yorkshire and the Humber, Fiona Spiers, said: “Heritage is not all castles, museums and old buildings. Memories, stories and reminiscences are a very popular way of learning about the past and sharing this with future generations. The YMCA has played an important part in the UK’s history and young people from the Humber area will be able to investigate the role the organisation has played in their local community and share these stories with others.”
You are cordially invited to the public launch of our project on:
Friday 20th November at St Aidan’s Church, Grimsby Road starting at 12pm
You will get the chance to meet our newly appointed Project Manager Claire Wollington as well as young people and YMCA staff members, to learn more about the project and more importantly how you can get involved yourself.
Speakers will include:
Mark Eccleston – Archivist from our Heritage Lottery Partner the Cadbury Research Library at Birmingham University
Alex Kyle – Grimsby & District Archive Club
We would love to see you there but if you are unable to attend but would to like more about the project please contact:
Claire Wollington on 07769339497 – Temporary email: Claire.wollington@synergygrimsby.co.uk
Or
Alan Burley on 07862277435 – Email: alan.burley@ymca-humber.com