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Take a ‘Look around Lakeside’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_JoIL0y4nw The YMCA National Centre, Lakeside is hidden within 400 acres of private woodland along the south western shores of Lake Windemere. As a centre of excellence in outdoor learning we’ve been here for more than 60 years and in...
‘Housing Heroes’
YMCA Housing provide an invaluable service to young people living across the Fylde Coast. Last year the Fylde coast YMCA team worked with over 70 young people who were homeless or at risk of homelessness. One recent success story saw a vulnerable young resident move...
YMCA Lakeside’s State-of-the-art Stoller Campus Now Open!
A new £6.8m state-of-the-art school and youth centre at YMCA Lakeside in Cumbria has opened its doors to the public, following a seven-year redevelopment project. The Stoller Campus at YMCA Lakeside, Newby Bridge, was officially opened yesterday by key benefactor Sir...
YMCA Gym and Go Fitness Passport
Get your fitness fix at a YMCA gym this summer! From 5th August 2019 to 6th September 2019, YMCA Gym & Go is your passport to fitness this summer. Gym and Go gives YMCA members and pay as you go users access to YMCA health and wellbeing facilities across multiple...
Leisure Investment a Boost for YMCA Garstang Leisure Centres
YMCA Garstang Leisure Centres on Windsor Road and Oak Road are excited with the continuing investments and improvements to the facilities. Wyre Council’s Cabinet approved a £65k investment to the centres which has included a newly refurbished foyer and reception area...
Celebrating 175 Years of the YMCA
2019, YMCA’s landmark 175th anniversary year, YMCA will return to London - it’s founding city -and create a global opportunity to celebrate and harness the energy, creative vision and solution-focused approach of young leaders. ‘YMCA175’ will be a unique four-day...
Join Us at Our Free Y:Festival at Seafield Road
This year YMCA Fylde Coast and the YMCA Your Move team will be hosting a family fun day packed with activities and a mix of local culture to celebrate YMCA’s landmark 175th anniversary year. We are glad to be able to bring this event to Lytham at our very own Seafield...
Our priorities for the year ahead
Did you know that you work within one the oldest and largest youth charities in the world! Founded during the industrial revolution, YMCA staff have been responsible for inventing both basketball and volleyball, wearing poppies on Remembrance Sunday and we've been...
Y:Youth
Our Young People team have been successfully delivering the Y:Youth programme in the Lancaster area since 2015 and last year secured £232,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund (formerly the Big Lottery Fund) to continue delivery for a further 3 year period....
NCS sponsored walk for Lakeside
Fylde Coast YMCA’s local NCS Youth Board were challenged by the NCS trust to continue their social action after they had finished programme. Throughout the process, a team of 10 graduates began to plan an event, working closely with Anne Hedley to gain some top tips....