Our Crowdfunder campaign has just 2 days to go and we currently still need to raise £479 to reach our total of £6600. Can you help?
Donate and claim a reward!
When you donate you can choose “rewards” as a treat for your generosity. Awards include:
| Donation Amount | Reward | RRP |
|---|---|---|
| £8 | Game of Squash (off peak) | £10 |
| £10 | Game of Squash (peak) | £12 |
| £10 | Adult Climbing Session | |
| £10 | Table Tennis for 4 people | £14 |
| £11 | Game of Short Tennis | £17 |
| £11 | Dance Studio Hire | £15 |
| £12 | Game of Pickleball | £17 |
| £13 | Game of Badminton | £17 |
| £15 | £20 Taunton Leisure Gift Card | £20 |
| £18 | Hire of Sports Hall | £25 |
| £20 | 2 x Table Tennis Table Hire | £28 |
| £20 | Climbing voucher and a Taunton Leisure £20 gift card | |
| £25 | YMCA Taunton gift card | £30 |
| £30 | Astro Hire | £40 |
| £40 | Family Climbing Session | |
| £100 | Private hire of whole climbing hall | |
| £250 | Name a climbing route | |
| £300-500 | Name a new meeting room |
Thank you to our supporters
We are amazed that we have raised £6000 in only 6 weeks and we could not have come this far without our kind and generous supporters, including:
- Sport England for match funding half our original target.
- Porter Dodson for a generous donation
- Arty Rugs for a donation of rugs for our Rug Sale
- Green Days Day Care for a generous donation
- Nando’s in Taunton for a donation of Chicken Cheques!
- The Monkton Players for a generous donation
- Bargain Buys Taunton customers for donating pennies in the charity pots
- Taunton Leisure for sponsoring a route and donating vouchers
- Wrencon for sponsoring our climbing hall
- Everyone that bought a rug
- Everyone that booked a Quiz Night ticket
- Everyone that supported our Christmas Fayre
- Everyone that took part in our Christmas Quackers fundraiser
- Every individual that has made a donation
Thank you everyone – and lets see if we can reach our target in the final 2 days!
👉 Support our crowdfunder here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/ymca-taunton-climbing-hall
YMCA Taunton Climbing Wall Project
Thanks to our successful YIF Grant, we now have an amazing new climbing hall. We have appointed our new Climbing Instructor and we will open to the public as soon as possible.
Ideally we need to install more auto belay systems — the devices that let climbers ascend and descend safely, even without a human belayer.
Each auto belay costs £3,300, and originally we planned to install 15 of them (allowing up to 15 people to climb simultaneously). Due to unexpected costs elsewhere in the build, our original funding only allowed for 6. We’ve now raised enough funds to install one more and are hoping to reach £6600 by 18 December which will enable us to purchase another.
Why it matters
- This will be the only public climbing wall in Taunton, bringing affordable and adventurous activity to people of all ages.
- Climbing builds more than muscle — it builds resilience, concentration, teamwork, and self-belief.
- Importantly, it gives young people and local groups access to a facility they might not otherwise afford or reach.
- It’s part of a wider vision: a refreshed YMCA Taunton site featuring multi-use spaces, a digital studio, and a training kitchen — all geared to support skills, creativity, connection, and inclusion.
Donate now!
Thank you for believing in our vision and for helping us build something that will benefit the community for years to come.
👉 Support our crowdfunder here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/ymca-taunton-climbing-hall
