Hi YMCA, Happy New Year from the whole YMCA Plymouth team! Here’s your New Year News from our YMCA. Discovery College student gets dream bedroom makeover thanks to YMCA ‘DIY SOS’ campaign Lottie, a student at our Discovery College who balances her own personal challenges and learning difficulties along with caring for her mother, who has her own health challenges, got a…
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We are delighted to announce that a significant sports hall modernisation project is officially underway on our main Sports Hall, thanks to Sport England funding and additional help from local businesses. After completing our significant refurbishment works on the rest of its site during 2021-2023, we are excited to deliver this new stage in our…
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Here’s your quick round-up of what to look out for at your YMCA over the coming weeks! Half-term Holiday Club Starts Next Week It’s nearly half term already! Our 8.2.5 Club team have got a bunch of fun activities planned for the week, so be sure you book your young ones aged 8-16 in, from just £17 for…
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Over 300 young women from schools and colleges across Plymouth visited the Tamar Bridge last week for the Women in STEM ‘Engineering Her Future’ event. The vent was organised by us and our Discovery College, in conjunction with Tamar Crossings. The event brought together engineering companies from across the region as well as inspiring women…
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Investment announced for Discovery College along with expansion of its youth mentoring programme Plymouth City Council and YMCA Plymouth’s Discovery College are working in partnership to help people access the right training and skills they need to get into work, thanks to funding secured from the UK Government through our joint application to the UK Shared Prosperity…
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It’s a fond farewell alongside some exciting news for our bistro at YMCA Plymouth and our Discovery College. After two-and-a-half successful years at the helm, the Bill’s Boys Bistro team are hanging up their chef’s hats and moving on to new ventures. Whilst it is with a heavy heart that they’re moving on, it is…
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New T-Level qualification in Childcare coming to Discovery College As Year 11’s start finalising their next steps for moving into post-16 education, we are proud to announce the launch of an exciting new opportunity: the T-Level qualification in Education & Early Years at Discovery College. We’re hosting an open information event for young people and…
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Thank you for being part of our 2023 As we reach the end of another year, we want to take this opportunity to say thank you for being part of our community and YMCA family. Whether you’ve been dashing around our soft play, studying hard in our Discovery College, working out in our gym, or having a blast in our Holiday…
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YMCA Plymouth triumphs at National Awards We’re delighted to share that your YMCA is officially YMCA of the Year! We recently headed to the national finals of the Youth Matters Awards 2023 in London, where not only did we win the top YMCA trophy, but also saw one of our inspiring former Discovery College students, Craig McKenna,…
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We are delighted to share the news that our YMCA took top honours at the national ‘Youth Matters Awards’ 2023, being awarded ‘YMCA of the Year’ as well as one of our young people from Discovery College, Craig McKenna, winning ‘Young Achiever of the Year’. The annual awards were held at Stamford Bridge in London…
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