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Building a Greener YMCA for our Community

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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December 2022 Newsletter

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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November 2022 Newsletter

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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October 2022 Newsletter

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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September 2022 Newsletter

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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The Passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II

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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August 2022 Newsletter

Results day celebrated at Discovery College Hundreds of students from our Discovery College celebrated their results this month, with both Level 3 and Level 2 results being announced. Once again, results were very positive and we are proud of the efforts of our students. Any young people who are concerned about their results are encouraged…
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July 2022 Newsletter

Discovery College students celebrate After lots of hard work over two challenging years, students from our Discovery College celebrated completing their vocational qualifications at a fantastic graduation event at Plymouth Argyle Football Club. Students from courses in Sport, Business, Childcare, Travel & Tourism, Protective Services and Health & Social Care got together for one final…
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June 2022 Newsletter

‘Ocean City’ themed soft play centre set to open at YMCA Plymouth We are super excited to announce that we have even more fantastic changes coming to our centre! The development of a brand-new toddler soft play centre within a disused area of our building is already underway and is aiming to be complete by…
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‘Ocean City’ themed soft play centre set to open at YMCA Plymouth

A brand-new toddler soft play centre, themed with iconic landmarks of Plymouth, has begun development at our centre on Honicknowle Lane. The new development will add to our spectacular modernisation, starting with our new immersive spin studio and gym which was opened last October, followed by the new bistro a new outdoor artificial pitch set…
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