Exhall Community Centre

7 November 2025

Project contact: jordan@teamviy.com

Get Oldham Working

7 November 2025

What does this community space/venue do?
  • Get Oldham Working is a Council service helping Oldham residents to find work, training, and wellbeing support.
    We offer free, personalised help for anyone looking to improve their skills, find a job, or progress in their career. Whether you’re unemployed, returning to work, or already in employment, we are here to support you.
    We can help you with:

    Finding local jobs, apprenticeships, and training opportunities
    CV writing and job applications
    Accessing wellbeing and mental health support
    Developing confidence, motivation, and work skills
    Accessing interview support and clothing ‘GOW wardrobe’
    Career progression or support if you’re already in work through or at risk of redundancy
    Attending job fairs, recruitment days, and training events
    Gaining qualifications and sector-specific training

What is VIY doing?

We will be dividing one room into two individual pods with seperate access to each.

Space 1: A wellbeing, life coaching, and employment resource area.

Space 2: A private fitting room for trying on suits.

On week two the current storage area will be cleared and proprietary steel racking will be assembled. For easier access to garments.

If funding allows, we will also paint the interior and adjacent office walls to enhance the overall space.

 

What will be the impact of our project?
This will be a safe and inclusive space where all service users can benefit from the Get Oldham Working support service.
Project contact: nigel@teamviy.com.

Key Community Food Bank

12 November 2025

Project contact: matt@teamviy.com

East Birmingham Community Forum

7 November 2025

Project contact: jordan@teamviy.com

Nexus, Newmarket

6 October 2025

What does this community space/venue do?

The venue currently sell gifted products to the local community at very cheap prices. It also help young people to learn skills such as cashier, stack management and other bespoke skills to retails. They are looking to do more and create two suitable spaces so other skills can be learnt by the local young people who are struggling. These skills will include hair dressing, IT, management of money sills, first aid , CV writing, etc.

 

What is VIY doing?

We will be constructing a DDA compliant WC, we will be installing worktops to act as desks to the perimeter of the rooms, building a number of shelving units, putting in a new ceiling with insulation above, complete redecoration of the 2 rooms, fitting new doors to existing frames, draught proofing, plumbing and tiling.

Project contact: mick@teamviy.com

 

CATCH Leeds

12 September 2025

Project contact: shaid@teamviy.com

Rough & Ready Boxing Club

7 November 2025

Rough N Ready Gym was Established in 1986 by Morris Young, making Rough N Ready one of Northampton’s first Martial Arts Clubs. We offer a wide range of classes suited for all abilities ranging from Kids Classes, Teenagers Classes, Adult Classes and a range of Self Defence Classes. We also do Day and Weekend Events, such as, Bootcamp.
we have been in spring lane for over 20 years providing kick boxing classes to the community also working with different groups. Most of this is unpaid where we attend various community days to give tasters on what we do in the hope that we can get some students from the day.
We also work with various behavioural schools who bring students to us for some downtime where we teach them syllabus and talk to them about everyday situations within their life, we have run a 6 week free self-defence class only for women and also sponsored so many families on low income by given them their uniform and gradings for nothing.
What is VIY doing?
• Volunteer It Yourself (VIY) is excited to be working with Rough & Ready to redecorate their lower-level training facility. Our goal is to bring this area up to the same high standard as the rest of the facility.

• Our plan includes first addressing and treating the existing damp issues. Following this, we will repaint the area in the club’s colours, giving it a fresh new look. Additionally, we will enhance the changing rooms with a fresh coat of paint.

What will be the impact of our project?
• Visually Appealing Space: A well-designed, clean, and organized gym is more inviting to new members. Bright, inspiring murals or motivational quotes can increase the gym’s appeal and create an environment that encourages people to push their limits.
• Impressive Aesthetic: A well-designed boxing gym adds a level of professionalism and credibility to your business. It can help position your gym as a serious training facility, which will attract serious athletes, as well as casual members looking for fitness.
• Inspiring Environment: The right atmosphere can elevate motivation. Whether it’s a vibrant color scheme, inspiring artwork, or high-energy music, the gym’s vibe can fuel a fighter’s spirit
• Aesthetic and Functional Space: When a gym looks professional and is easy to navigate, members are more likely to continue using it and recommend it to others. Retention rates are often linked to the quality of the gym’s atmosphere and design.
• In summary, by investing in the setup, decoration, and overall design of our gym, we can enhance the experience for both trainers and members, leading to greater success, profitability, and community engagement.

Project contact: charlie@teamviy.com.

Parks for Play

7 November 2025

What does this community space/venue do?
Parks for Play provide inclusive, affordable, age appropriate and high quality play and leisure sessions for children and young people with disabilities and additional needs. They also run a social club for younger adults.
Parks for Play is an exceptional charity created by families with disabled children, play and youth experts 20 years ago.
They pride themselves on never excluding a child or young person from our service, regardless of their disability, background, emotional needs, or challenging behaviour.
What is VIY doing?

VIY will be installing new kitchen cupboards including doors and corner units. We will be constructing 2 outdoor seating pods with a decked flooring, seating benches and drop down table.

Accessible benches will be installed in the garden area replacing the current rotten ones.

The existing soft play shed is currently leaking. We will replace the existing roof with a new one and enclose the porch area to make the shed larger with 2 double doors

What will be the impact of our project?

The kitchen space is much needed. There is very minimal storage. The new cupboards will mean users can store cutlery and kitchenware safer and more securely. It will also make the kitchen more accessible.

The outdoor seating pods will give users with Special Educational Needs (SEN) an area to go when the main centre can become too overwhelming. They will be filled with all thing sensory. The accessible benches will give disabled users a much safer experience of the garden. They are able to use the current benches so these will be much welcomed.

Manor Farm

7 November 2025

What does this community space/venue do?
Manor Farm Community Association is your local charity and providing a wide range of community services and has been activities for the people of Walsall for over 47 years. Whether it’s a new Hobby or Interest, Children’s Activities, Services for Older People, Sports and Leisure Activities and Facilities, Employment Support, Help to Get Online, Social Prescribing, Conference Facilities or a Venue for your group – Manor Farm will have something for everyone.
Project contact: jordan@teamviy.com

Fenside Community Centre

12 September 2025

Project contact: mick@teamviy.com

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