YMCA Digital Launches New Website
YMCA Digital has launched a brand new website to showcase its projects with young people across Nottinghamshire. The new site has areas dedicated to film, broadcast, music, dance and outdoor education, as well as a news ... ...Read
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YMCA Kids Club Comes To Aspley
Games, competitions, music, sweets, drama, sports, dance, singing, prizes and a load of fun will be exploding out of the brand new Kids Club being held at Aspley Community and Training Centre.
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Book Now For Half Term Adventure Camp
If you're aged 12-19 and live in Clifton or St Ann's, book your FREE place at our October Half Term Adventure Camp ! Following a brilliant summer, we'll be again offering activities like kayaking, orienteering, archery, ... ...Read
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Hi-Hats Media Company Launched
Only three weeks into their course, Hi-Hats Media Company; an Enterprise Programme for young people on the Foundation Learning Course, have made huge progress on their first professional project.
Leading an investiga... ...Read
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The Brunts School Digital Camp
The October Half term digital camp is well under way. The guys are creating a radio show about Halloween called the Hallowteen show. Watch out for this later in the week when you will be able to download it form the YMCA... ...Read
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Live in Nottingham city?
Aged between 13 and 19?
Have something to say about living in Nottingham?
Make music/poetry/sing/rap/play an instrument?
Want the chance to work with professionals from music and film?
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Digital Media Camp at Rushcliffe
The Digital Media and film team have just returned from a successful week working with children during the half term holiday. Activities included film making, animation, radio broadcast, music production, drama, singing ... ...Read
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East Midlands Regional Relay Race
On Monday the 25th of October two of YMCA Digital''s staff James and Stuart cycled from Nottingham to Leicester as a part of the East Midlands Regional Relay Race. The aim of the event was in aid to build up for the Reg... ...Read
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Bellamy Road get's active!
We were very fortunate to secure funding from Mansfield Area Strategic Partnership (MASP) for ''Get Active' week which provided a range of half term activities for the children and young people from Bellamy Rd. estate. ... ...Read
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Kids Club in Aspley...the fun has begun
The YMCA Kids Club held at the Aspley Training and Community Centre has started. The People People Performing Arts Club girls kicked off the weekly sessions by delivering their latest performance piece ''Butterflies'. Ev... ...Read
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Hi-Hats Media visit the YMCA Hostel
The Foundation Learning Media group visited the YMCA Hostel in Nottingham to interview a number of residents and staff for their recent project on social exclusion. The young people asked how education, or a lack of educ... ...Read
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Congrats to Primary School Street Dancers
The street dance project at Peafield Lane Primary School in Mansfield Woodhouse had its big finale this week, with a certificate giving ceremony and a mini photoshoot. Well done to all the children involved over the past... ...Read
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The Shine Media project is now under way
YMCA digital has teamed up with Warsop's Shine Media to start a project with the young people in Warsop and the surrounding areas. There are plenty of activities available with the help of YMCA and Shine staff, including... ...Read
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Theatre Time for Performing Arts Club
The ''People People Performing Arts Club' in Aspley were successful in their funding application last year which included a trip to watch a live performance on stage, to inspire them in their own arts appreciation. They'... ...Read
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YMCA's next showcase date confirmed!
Young people on YMCA projects in Nottinghamshire are due to perform again in a huge showcase event at Mansfield''s Palace Theatre. In the next few months the groups will be rehearsing furiously as Saturday April 16th 201... ...Read
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Foundation Learning lecture at University
A group of young people on a YMCA media course have been invited to help deliver a lecture at Nottingham Trent University next week. They have been working on a film exploring the issues around young people and crime wit... ...Read
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Rehearsals start for the April Showcase
Young people at the Aspley PAYP Performing Arts Club have started to rehearse their acts for the DARE2B Showcase at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield in April.
They are working on a street dance to a Destiny's Child trac... ...Read
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Half term stage school in Aspley
Get creative with sessions in street dance, singing and acting, working with artists who perform for a living.
Gain a qualification in performance, rehearse for a show at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield, or just take p... ...Read
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Showcase 16th April at Palace Theatre
The showcase on the 16th April is only a couple of weeks away! Schools, youth clubs, after-school clubs, colleges and stage schools are rehearsing hard to make the show an exciting and successful event.
Tickets are s... ...Read
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Arrests, paperclips, Call of Duty...
The Foundation Learning students have just completed their final film making projects. Counting toward nationally recognised accreditations, these short films were written, filmed and edited by the young people.
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Students from Nethergate, a multi learning difficulties school have been raising the roof at the YMCA's International Community Centre. Learning how to scratch, mix and get the party started are just a few of the new ski... ...Read
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Young parents from across Nottinghamshire show off their creative talent in digital media. Wallace and Grommit eat your heart out, its animation month.
In partnership with local Children''s Centres the YMCA Digital team... ...Read
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Youth Music "Good Vibrations"
GOOD VIBRATIONS!!
Nottingham Deaf youth club and the YMCA join forces in exciting, interactive workshops based around Music, Sound and Vibration...
Participants from the deaf community with be working alongside YMC... ...Read
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Enjoy performing? Want to meet new people and learn new skills in dance, singing, song writing, musical theatre and acting?
Nottinghamshire YMCA invite you to attend two weeks of stage school at Sutton Centre Communi... ...Read
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The 'Century of Youth' intergenerational film project will be kicking off soon, as funding fuels the programme for a second time.
'Famous faces and places' from around Nottinghamshire will be our focus this year, wit... ...Read
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With no electricity and an epidemic of 'electro-zombies' running around the streets sucking power supplies; there needs to be a hero to stop all this mayhem and restore the status quo!
'Y5 Cafe' at Bellamy Road in Man... ...Read
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YMCA's stage school (also known as 'Above and Beyond Theatre Company') is currently running in Sutton and will be performing its first production of the summer tomorrow afternoon.
The curtains will open on a thought-... ...Read
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Young people from the Ashfield area wowed audiences with their singing, dancing and acting talents over two weeks in Sutton.
Funded by the Thomas Farr Charitable Trust and Sutton Police, the sessions at the Sutton Ce... ...Read
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A group of young mums from Newstead and the surrounding areas are performing this Thursday at a community event in Selston at the Tin Hat Centre.
The group who meet every Thursday for a fitness and dance class at New... ...Read
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Outdoor & Environmental Education
Young people from across Nottinghamshire have been learning about their natural environment while taking part in exciting outdoor activities, thanks to funding awarded through The Big Lottery and Natural England's Access... ...Read
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People People light up Aspley
The Performing Arts Club the ''People People' have been lighting up the area of Aspley every Thursday with their new film project. The film explores the idea of young people inspiring and motivating each other using ligh... ...Read
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A new group started today at the Lady Bay Sure Start in Nottingham!
The young parents got messy with graffiti, created some funny animations by wobbling some plasticine about and took some time out to have their make-... ...Read
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YMCA at Bellamy and The Meadows!
Thanks to funding from First Light Movies, young people living in the Bellamy Road estate in Mansfield and The Meadows estate in Nottingham will become amateur film-makers.
Our YMCA youth film team will be working wit... ...Read
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YMCA takes learning outside the classroom
Our Access to Nature programme is going brilliantly with young people getting out and about all over the place.
Our latest batch of recruits from Nottingham Bluecoat, Djanogoly City Academy and Sutton Centre Schools h... ...Read
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People People Performing Arts Group Thrives
Our fabulous performing arts group The People People are celebrating after receiving οΎ£1,500 from the Danielle Beccan Memorial Trust.
The grant will enable the girls in the group to continue their acting, dancing and s... ...Read
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Hello from the Gaza Strip
Students on the YMCA podcast international course will be connecting with young people from the Gaza Strip over Skype as part of their research into the lives of young people abroad.
The young people will be able to ... ...Read
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Ashfield Showcase Feb 2012
Young people from YMCA groups across Nottinghamshire will be showcasing their talents at the Ashfield Showcase this February half term. Bands from Rainsworth and Warsop, a demonstration by a deaf group from Derby, perfor... ...Read
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Plans for accredited activities aimed at families who educate at home are being put in place as the moving date to the NGY building comes ever nearer!
Families who home-school will be able to access groups during the... ...Read
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25 young people from Mansfield finally got to showcase their work in front on an audience after two intense weeks of rehearsing. Street dancers kicked off the s... ...Read
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The People People Performing Arts Club are ready to launch our first project for children and young people in school years 3-6.
We've just had our final pla... ...Read
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Over 30 young people have been recrutied to produce the Young Beats films. The young filmmakers are from a wide variety of areas in Nottingham and Nottinghamshi... ...Read
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The Young Beats film production teams have decided to tackle some really interesting subjects that impact on the day to day lives of young people in Nottingham.... ...Read
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Young Beats out and about in the Meadows
This week the Young Beats production team visited Meadows Youth Centre to interview other young people about their experiences of being a young person in Nottin... ...Read
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Young people let their guard down
This week our young production team visited the Jawaid Khaliq Boxing and Fitness Academy in Sneinton. Whilst there they interviewed lots of young people about t... ...Read
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Capturing the sights and sounds of Nottingham
Members of the production team braved the cold this week to capture Nottingham at night. We set out armed with a shot list of music venues and landmarks to capt... ...Read
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Young Beats on tour
This week the Young Beats Production team hit the road to sample the sights of Nottingham. We hopped on a minibus and visited areas of Not... ...Read
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Young Beats in Post-Production
The Young Beats crew are currently in post-production, trawling through their footage and crafting exciting films that offer an insight in Nottingham life. The... ...Read
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The Young Beats crew had the opportunity to work with green screen while recording a conclusion to thier films. They have been filming each other against a gree... ...Read
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The Young Beats crew are putting the finishing touches to thier films in preparation for the grand screening event at Broadway Cinema.
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The Grand Screening Event is almost here
The Young Beats crew are nervously looking forward to the grand screening event which will take place at Broadway Cinema on Tuesday 14th December from 12 noon u... ...Read
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Screening is a great success
The Young Beats screening was a great success. Tons of people turned up to the screening at Broadway cinema and the film went down a storm with the audience. ... ...Read
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Young filmmakers and archivists confirmed
Nine young people from South Nottingham College and seven young people from West Nottinghamshire College have been selected as the Century of Youth core product... ...Read
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South Notts College gets creative
Young people from South Nottingham College have created a series of films to promote the Century of Youth project and encourage members of the public to come fo... ...Read
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We need your vintage footage!
If you have old films or videos taken in the East Midlands gathering dust in your attic now is the time to give the YMCA a call. Film reels and even VHS tapes ... ...Read
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Be part of the heritage of the East Midlands
Were looking for people to share their memories of growing up in the East Midlands on film and this is your chance to take part and take your place in the hist... ...Read
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Lenton Historical Society members have their say!
Members of the Lenton Historical Society kindly agreed to be interviewed this week. We managed a mammoth nine interviews in one day capturing some fantastic fo... ...Read
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Does education effect crime?
We recently completed a DVD called 'Does Education Effect Crime?' and we showed it at Nottingham Trent Uni. It was scary but overall we enjoyed it. ... ...Read
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We're on 87.7 FM every Wednesday over March. If you want us to give you a shout-out, or play you a song, email us as digitalinfo@nottsymca.org or jo.bryant@nott... ...Read
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We're on 87.7 FM every Wednesday over March. If you want us to give you a shout-out, or play you a song, email us as digitalinfo@nottsymca.org or jo.bryant@no... ...Read
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Kegworth residents share childhood memories
Kegworth Museum has teamed up with young filmmakers for A Century of Youth
Young people from South Nottingham College used the museums upper floor as a ba... ...Read
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A CENTURY OF YOUTH HITS MANSFIELD
Mansfield people invited to star in a series of films about life as a young person in the East Midlands.
Young filmmakers are asking people of all ages to sh... ...Read
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