Our Projects
 

YMCA Digital is a part of the new Creative Arts and Digital Media department of the Nottinghamshire YMCA. The project is a new and exciting venture designed for young people between ages 13 to 19 and is focused around youth using and learning many different mediums of digital Media and creative arts.


The Project List
       

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Over 200 young people took part in Broadcast 2010 - a radio project which saw budding DJs develop their own shows before taking to the airwaves during two month-long live FM broadcasts. We went into schools and youth clubs all over Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire, where we introduced young people to the world of radio production. In nine months we had enough newsreaders, weather people,...
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We know there are loads of talented young people in our area and Home Grown Talent was about finding the budding starts, developing their individual gifts and giving them opportunity to perform in front of a live audience. We all packed into the Sandfield Theatre in Lenton for a brilliant final night, which saw singers, beatboxers, rappers, bands and street dancers take to the stage for some tr...
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YMCA Digital has been out in force in schools, giving young people lots of exciting things to do during the holidays. We've been in Mansfield, Ashfield, Clifton and Aspley making music, dancing, singing and presenting radio shows. It's been awesome!...
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Ever wondered what happens when you mix beatboxing with Gospel singing? Everyone who took part in NG Fuzion knows! We worked with groups of talented singers and musicians from all over Nottinghamshire, then brought them together for some 'mash-up' collaborations in a final performance at All Saints Catholic School in Mansfield. It was some night....
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The Bellamy Road After School Club is for children aged 5-11 living near and on the Bellamy Road Estate in Mansfield. The club opens five evenings per week from 3:30 until 6:00. At the club young people take part in a range of fun and exciting activities that are aimed to enhance educational attainment as well as improve confidence and life skills. All of the participants that take part in the h...
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Create on the Estate is a street art and mural project for young people aged 12-18 from the Bellamy Road Estate in Mansfield. Young artists have the opportunity to develop their skills and produce designs that brighten up their community. Phase One- We are very grateful to the Garfield Weston Foundation who funded this phase which ran from July-October 2010 and saw the group completing 2 commu...
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9 students from The Bluecoats School are with the YMCA Digital team two sessions a week. The guys are learning all about radio broadcast, music production and break dancing....
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The Foundation Learning group 'Hi-Hats Media Enterprise' work every Wednesday at the YMCA All Saints Centre. The young people between the ages of 16-19 experience a work-place environment as part of their course at South Nottingham College. Alongside the intense training in media, radio and music skills, the group are managing community projects and putting their employment skills into practice wi...
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Young people from all over Mansfield came to The Brunts School for a week of radio broadcast, dancing, singing and music tech....
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Young Beats is a highly creative musical documentary project designed to bring together young people from different backgrounds to explore key themes that exist in their communities such as territorialism, fear of getting involved in anti-social behaviour and gangs. Nottingham has a long-standing history of territorial grievances that was brought to the forefront due to some high profile incid...
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Our youth workers Dave and Gareth are out and about in Nottinghamshire everyday visiting young people in their homes. They're there to ask them what they've got up to since they've left school - are they in work, college or training? If not, they make an appointment for them with their local Connexions advisor who can help them to find a job, gain more qualifications or get some work experience...
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YMCA Digital are teaming up with Shine Media, the project is working with young people from the area on all aspects of digital media. Come to the Unit 2000 in Warsop and get involved ...
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A Century of Youth is an exciting film project exploring what it's like to be a young person both today and over the last century. Led by 19 young people from West Nottinghamshire College and South Nottingham College the Century of Youth films will combine archive footage and newly filmed interviews. ...
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Young people from the Ashfield and Mansfield areas unite to grace the stage with their unique creativity and talent. For more information email jo.bryant@nottsymca.org...
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nethergate sounds consist of a group of young people which have been working on fruity loops music software to produce there own music whilst working towards an accreditation...
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Young people from the Learning works project are with the Ymca Digital team every Tuesday. The students are learning all aspect of digital media and are particularly enjoying the radio and graffiti sessions....
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NG SQUAD MUSIC VIDEO...
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Working alongside the Shine team, YMCA digital are running music sessions in Warsop. 3.30-5.30 percussion and singing with primary school ages, then 5.30-7.30 its band time....
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