Exeter YMCA Dartmoor Walk raises over £2,500

Exeter YMCA saw fantastic success for their annual ‘Y-Walk’ event on Saturday 1 June, as a group of more than 40 trekked 11 miles from Okehampton Camp to Postbridge. The participants raised a fantastic £2,590, which will help further the YMCA’s work of providing accommodation and support to homeless young people.

Chief Executive of Exeter YMCA, Peter Stephenson, said, ‘It was a fantastic day, not only because it was such a scenic walk but also because it was a chance to spend a day with some new people, as well as some old friends, and to share about the work we do. Two of our residents were doing the walk and I think that many people found it moving to hear their stories’.

Exeter YMCA would particularly like to thank Jeremy Hunt, a local school teacher, who organised the route and helped lead the walk as well Heatree Activity Centre who provided staff to lead the walk.

To find out more about Exeter YMCA and to see their upcoming events, visit www.exeterymca.org.uk.