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Mar


4

YMCA Young Leaders Shine at Ambition Arena

Young people from across Barnsley took centre stage on 27 February 2026 at Barnsley Civic for the Great Childhoods Ambition event. Funded by Barnsley Council’s Great Childhoods Ambition programme and delivered by Barnsley CVS, ‘Ambition Arena: Your Pitch, Your Summer’ is giving young people the chance to create the summer they want to see. The […]


Jan


30

FEB 26 Half-Term Activities

Now Booking – Feb 26 Half-term Free Activities


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Jan


7

Expressing the Walls in My Mind – Cooper Gallery Young People’s Exhibition

Great for our Young People to be involved in this project. Barnsley Civic’s Press Statement. Just Us are proud to announce their new exhibition ‘Expressing the Walls in My Mind’, created in collaboration with young people, artist Tony Wade, and with support from Barnsley Civic. The exhibition will take place in The Cooper Gallery’s Sadler […]


Sep


11

Gobbledygook News – July 25

YMCA Barnsley’s detached youth media group, ‘GOBBLEDYGOOK NEWS TEAM,’ had the pleasure of interviewing Cllr John Clarke JP, Mayor of Barnsley 2024/25 earlier this year. the Mayor, his wife and Mayoress Mrs Clarke and their team at BMBC made us feel very welcome and gave us a wonderful history lesson about the town hall and […]






May


14

Impact Report 2024

Our latest Impact & Consultation Reports are now available, during 2024 we have continued to provide children and young people with safe, welcoming places to socialise, have fun, learn and access support from youth workers as well as opportunities to build core life skills around belonging, learning, coping, self-awareness and positive relationships. Our youth work […]


Jan


10

Buildings Works

A change has come to YMCA Barnsley. Keep an eye out and see the changes externally and internally in the Sports Hall from May 2025. Internal works continue in the Original Building First Floor and our Pitt St. shops until October 2026 With thanks to Levelling Up funding, BMBC administrative support, Currie & Brown Project […]