YHA’s Director of Strategy and Engagement, Anita Kerwin-Nye discusses the importance of making residentials a possibility for those who are homeschooled.Residentials – time away from home with peers and often without parents – have a significant impact on...
A 16-month project that will create hundreds of jobs and volunteering opportunities in the outdoor sector has been launched by a 15-strong Access Unlimited coalition of outdoor education providers led by YHA (England & Wales) today.Already 15 new jobs have been...
YHA has been appointed by The Regenda Group to run and manage a new youth hostel and training centre located on the outskirts of Chester. Opening in August 2021, the new youth hostel will create jobs, training and volunteering opportunities in two of the hardest...
COVID stories is a unique publication that chronicles YHA’s journey from March 2020 to February 2021. These stories are our people’s stories, and the collective stories of all who are involved with YHA. They are stories of resilience and hope, of the contribution...
We are set to eliminate the need for half a million single-use plastic bottles every year as part of an initative to reduce pollution. First launched almost two years ago, the £170,000 'Message in a Bottle' project will see the removal of single-use bottles from...
We are to begin our search for a new 5-star home in Cardiff, following the agreement to transfer ownership of our East Tyndall Street youth hostel to the city council. YHA Cardiff Central was one of a number of properties we licensed to local councils temporarily...
A partnership between Waltham Forest College and YHA has enabled 39 Level 3, first year travel and tourism students to gain vital work experience during Lockdown. The teenagers have taken their talents online to become website testers, secret shoppers and social...
YHA (England and Wales), have been supporting development through Apprenticeships for a few years now. We are encouraging our employee’s whether they work in our network of hostels, in a field based role or work from our National Office in Derbyshire, to choose an...
A united approach to recovery Hostelling has been disproportionately hit by COVID-19. Yet hostels contribute more than any other aspect of hospitality to wellbeing, connection with nature and the rural economy. YHA has joined with Independent Hostels UK, Hostelling...
Home schooling is hard. Super hard. Even harder than before. Darkness doesn’t help. But also, we seemed to have fewer expectations last time – now government ‘expects’ three to four hours of home schooling a day. There’s been an increase in the number of great...
Caleb was appointed to the Board at YHA’s 2020 AGM. He is the youngest Trustee in the organisation’s 90-year history. Caleb is an experienced safeguarding and child protection officer. He supports children and young people with their mental health, wellbeing and...
Thousands of young people are to be given the opportunity to connect with nature through new jobs, training, volunteering roles, residentials and outdoor learning experiences. This project is thanks to the award of a £2.5m Green Recovery Challenge Fund grant to a...
