Once again a great big thank you from all at YKSoul and Street Angels York, to those who attended and supported the Charity Soul Night on Friday 7^th Oct 2011 at the Post Office Club, York. A total of over £700 was raised.

YKSoul would like to give a special thanks to both Mitrefinch for lending us a projector and to Mick Burnett for lending us the decks and the sound system for the night. Very much appreciated.

Thanks also to the Heather, Jennifer, Rob and their fellow Street Angels for staffing the entrance all night, they really took to the task and enjoyed their night. Heather gave a brief speech and thanked everyone for their support and efforts in contributing to an excellent night.

YKSoul has now raised well over £ 53,000 for various charities, and as long as they have the support like they had on this night they will continue to do so. It was almost a sell-out and the people who attended the event loved every minute of it.

for more info on the event see http://www.yksoul.com/yksouleventreviews.htm

York’s fundraising charity YKSoul are hosting a Charity Northern Soul night for Street Angels York.
Please come and party and boogie to the Northern Soul music if you can make it and aren’t Street Angeling that night. These nights are always great fun and the money from the tickets goes to Street Angels York.

Street Angels York have started a monthly prayer meeting on the first Tuesday of each month from 7 – 8pm at the United Reformed Church on Priory Street.

It is a great opportunity for volunteers and anyone with an interest in Street Angels and the night time economy in York to come together and pray.

It will also be followed by a social from 8:30 at a different pub or bar around the city.

The next meeting is Tuesday 5th July with the social at the Priory Pub, on Micklegate

The next training day will be on Saturday the 19th March with Jeremy founder of the Arc Light and Tim from York City council providing training in to homelessness in York and the services available from 9 -12pm. Then from 12:30 – 4pm we will be receiving training from YACRO on drugs and Alcohol.

We are meeting at the Quaker Friends Meeting House, The Green Acomb, YO26 5LR

Thursday 7th April: Police Briefing 6 – 9:30 pm St Columbas URC, Priory Street, YO1 6EX

We are still accepting applications for new volunteers and need more men in particular to apply!

Contact Jennifer on 07852233065 or streetangelsyork@gmail.com for more information

Unfortunately due to low volunteer numbers we have post poned the homeless training on the 12th and the police and drugs training on the 19th. We will arrange new dates once we have some more volunteers.

We plan to go ahead with the conflict management training 9am – 4 pm on the 26th February so please do get in touch if you are interested.

We are recruiting Volunteers for our 2011 training course now.

The training will be from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm with lunch and refreshments provided. We are meeting at the Quaker Friends Meeting House, The Green Acomb, (click here for a map) you can park at Morrisons and it is a 5 minute walk or  there is parking on the street near by. The number 1 bus goes to Acomb green and stops by the Sun Pub, then you just walk across the green up the steps and you are there.

Saturday 19th February Police and Drugs and Alcohol Training with YACRO 9 am – 5 pm

Saturday 26th February Conflict management Training with Geoff Cooling 9 am – 4 pm

Homeless training to be confirmed

We have completed the first of our three day training course with 12 new volunteers looking to join the team. We had a great morning hearing about the services available to the homeless in York with Jeremy the founder of the Arc Light and Tim the resettlement service manager from the council. In the afternoon we had a thorough briefing from the police looking at licensing laws and regulations, how we can work together and an introduction to some of the challenges we may face.

It was great getting to meet all the new volunteers from all over the city and of all ages from students to pensioners!

We are looking forward to the drugs and alcohol training with YACRO this Saturday and the conflict management on the 16th October.

On Friday night we were accompanied by the Bishop Of Selby for the evening, it was great to have him come along and see what Street Angels York is about.

Street Angel Rob said this,

“It was encouraging to have him join us for the evening, his attitude and heart for the people we met was a great example to follow.”

Check out the article in the York Press (photograph courtesy of York Press)

We are now recruiting volunteers for our upcoming training course. Please visit how to become a street angel for more information and download an Application form and email or post it soon!

25th September Introduction and Police briefing 9 am – 4 pm

9th October Drugs and Alcohol Training with YACRO 9 am – 4 pm

16th October Conflict management Training with Geoff Cooling 9 am – 4 pm

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.

We are asking for a voluntary donation of £50 towards the jackets and training days and ongoing work of street angels this can be sent with the application or brought to the training. Cheques payable to “One Voice York.”