Have you started your Christmas Shopping yet? If you shop on Amazon then every time you checkout you could be Supporting The Whitehaven Foyer at no extra cost to yourselves. It’s Amazon’s way of donating to the causes their customers care about. When you shop via the dedicated Smile website, Amazon will donate 0.5% of…
Mission Christmas is back to make this Christmas Day different for local children living in poverty. It’s a heart-breaking thought, but there are thousands of children living right here in our community who are in danger of waking up to no presents on Christmas Day. For some families Christmas is a luxury they just can’t…
The Whitehaven Foyer was the location for a video shot by Young Cumbria for the youth commission, Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner on drink, drugs and driving. Several of our residents got involved and we look forward to seeing the final film. This was a fun way to learn more about a serious subject and…
Very well done to our residents on completing their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award award with Cumbria Youth Alliance. The lads worked well together as a team, supporting and encouraging each other along the way, learning new skills, and undertaking physical challenges especially on their Qualifying Expedition which took place between Bassenthwaite and Ullswater on…
All of our residents were invited to join a group from Grace Church on a trip to Blackpool and for many this was their first journey outside of Cumbria for some time. As well as being a fun day out for the residents it was an opportunity for them to demonstrate some of the skills…
Now that the refurbishment of our lovely building is complete it’s time to turn our attention to our outdoor space. The residents have worked alongside staff from Arup to develop a design that incorporates three individual areas, creating opportunities for a variety of activities. Each area will feature a unique shelter so that the garden…
‘Life and Leisure, Changing West Cumbria for Good’ was a Heritage Lottery Funded Oral History Project administered by Howgill Family Centre, one of our founders. The project traced the recent history of the ‘YMCA Building’ in Whitehaven, Cumbria, its activities and the people who used its premises. Young people were trained in capturing those special…
During the initial stages of the Heritage Project, young people interviewed and recorded oral histories from those who attended the Young Men’s Christian Association. They gained an insight into the recent past and looked at ways that this can help shape the future, and this became the inspiration for the final stage of the project….
