Some of Plymouth’s biggest and best-known employers returned to this year’s Launchpad Live two-day future careers event, showcasing the breadth of opportunities available locally and promoting the city’s key growth sectors. Hosted by YMCA Plymouth in partnership with Plymouth City Council at the Plymouth Life Centre on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 October 2026, Launchpad…
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Say hello to the newest addition to our instructor team, Pete!👋 Pete is no stranger to YMCA Plymouth. Before taking the stage at the front of the studio, like many of our members, he attended numerous BODYCOMBAT classes right here at our centre. Having experienced firsthand how welcoming, energising, and supportive our sessions are, Pete…
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What’s New @ YMCA Plymouth? We hope you are keeping well. Here’s the August news roundup from YMCA Plymouth Excellent BTEC and T Level results for our Discovery College Students. Yesterday was a big day for many of our Discovery College students who have now completed their courses with us and received their BTEC and T Level results. We were delighted…
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01/04/2026 YMCA has now ended its operations at the Torpoint & Rame Community Sports Centre as of 31st March 2026. YMCA are no longer delivering services or facility hire at the centre. Maintenance work is currently being undertaken across the site before the facility is formally returned to the building’s owners, Torpoint Community College. For…
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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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