Plymouth businesses pledge support for vital YMCA community provision A whole host of local businesses have joined our Provide to Plymouth campaign aimed at supporting our most vital services that transform people’s lives. Whether it’s offering free youth activity spaces, helping put food on the table for a family in need, or supporting a young person in…
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Big changes continue across our centre You may have noticed a few things changing in our building over the last few months. With the completion of our new Astro pitch, we are now in the process of replacing our main roof which will add extra insulation, solar panels and no more leaks! Funding was kindly…
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YMCA Plymouth’s longest-serving member, Anthony ‘Bruno’ Brown sadly passed in 2021 aged 94 but he left a legacy that will last for generations to come. Bruno joined YMCA Plymouth as a teenager in 1942, during the second world war and has supported the charity ever since. Reminiscing on his early experiences at YMCA, Bruno said:…
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Clinging on from the edge of closure, one of the city’s oldest and much-loved indoor climbing walls at our centre has been pulled back from the brink. Thanks to a new partnership with Youth Sports Innovations and funding from Active Devon, renovations have been carried out and the wall is now set to reach new…
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At YMCA Plymouth we are proud to be setting our centre on the path to Net Zero with a host of green initiatives that will make our centre cleaner and greener for everyone in our community. We believe it’s vital to play our part in combating the climate crisis facing our planet and we’re pleased…
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A Year Review – Our Community back doing what it does best As we wrap up another year, we thought we’d take a look back – and wow what a year it’s been at YMCA Plymouth! 2022 saw us return from the past 2 years of lockdowns, back to what we do best; learning, getting…
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Up to £10,000 of aid to be distributed from our centre this Christmas Once again, we face a desperately difficult festive period for many people in our local community, but this Christmas at YMCA we are announcing another drive to support those in need. After last year’s successful food poverty initiatives we are proud to…
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Young people matched with magnificent mentors from top Plymouth businesses The My Future youth mentoring programme has now fully started, with our mentors being matched with their student mentees from our Discovery College. The programme seeks to raise the aspirations of our young people and help guide them into their next steps, by linking them with…
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Ocean City Soft Play set to open soon at YMCA Plymouth! We are delighted to share with you that our new Plymouth-themed Soft Play area is set to open on 24th October 2022. The Keith Elliott Construction team and The Play Company have been hard at work over the last few weeks setting up the…
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Out of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Patron of the National Councils of YMCAs, our centre will be closed on 19th September 2022. Please see below a joint statement on behalf of YMCA Scotland, YMCA Ireland and YMCA England & Wales: It is with great sadness that the YMCA family across all four…
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