THIS SATURDAY.
We’ll be serving all your favourites 9am-4pm for the @belfastymca Colour Run and Fun Day.
We’d love to see you.
#coffeeshop #fiftyeightcoffee #colourrun #funday
Where little ones grow, and so do you 🌱
Belfast YMCA is hiring EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONERS!
Alongside nurturing children's daily development, you'll bring the outdoors into their weekly routine through The Glade Forest School 🌲 building confidence, curiosity and genuine connection with nature through play-based learning.
Be the centre of a community 💚 Belfast YMCA is a not-for-profit, so every hour you work, and every life you touch, feeds into something bigger, funding community services and youth programmes shaping the future of our city.
If you're someone who believes childcare can be a positive force in the community, this is the team for you.
£12.74–£13.00/hr permanent role at Belfast YMCA Stranmillis, 56-58 Knightsbridge Park, BT9 5EH
Ready to do childcare for good? ➡️ go to belfastymca.org/join to share your CV or explore the details via Indeed (link in bio)
Dadcamp is for Fathers who want to spend quality intentional time with their kids!
It’s not just a camp filled with fun, games and laughter! It’s the single best thing our dads say they do during the summer!
Alongside our partners at the Belfast YMCA we are hosting our 7th DadCamp from the 14th - 15th August!
If you are a father who wants to spend more time with your kids, join a community of fathers who want to invest into their role as dads and have the best 24hrs of fun! Then DadCamp is for you!
We look forward to welcoming you!
Book in today!
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#dadcamp #dadlife #dadsmatter #dadcamp2026
Coming to Ignite Youth Cafe?
☕️FREE hot chocolate/coffee/tea
🗓️Mondays
⏰3:30pm - 4:30pm
✅Yr 10 - Yr 14
See you soon at St Jude’s Parish Hall, Ravenhill!
#belfast #belfastymca
🚨 DadCamp 2026 tickets are LIVE! 🚨 tickets are available for DadCamp 2026, happening 14–15 August in partnership with our brilliant friends at the Belfast YMCA 🙌
So… what is DadCamp?
DadCamp is a high-energy, fun and meaningful overnight experience for dads and their kids.
It’s about building memories, strengthening connection, having a laugh, getting outdoors, and creating space for dads to grow as men and fathers, together.
This year’s theme is Vision Carriers.
Because dads don’t just show up, they carry vision for their families and for the next generation.
👉 Grab yours here: /events/
Tag a dad. Share this post. Invite someone who needs this.
DadCamp is always better when men step into it together.
📍 Belfast YMCA
📅 14–15 August 2026
#DadCamp2026 #VisionCarriers #DadsAndKids #DadsMatter #YMCA IntentionalFatherhood
WHAT IS DADCAMP?
DADCAMP IS NOT just a camp out. There are plenty of those.
It IS NOT just another Father/child activity. There are plenty of those too!
IT IS an experience where Dads are inspired to become the best dad they can be.
IT IS an experience that kids consistently describe as their favourite event each year.
IT IS an experience that our Dads have rated as 5/5.
So the question is.
Will you join the DADCAMP movement?
Do you want something that each year can help strengthen you as a DAD?
If YES then click the link for more information!
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A massive thank you to the team from RBC Brewin Dolphin for coming down to Belfast YMCA yesterday and getting stuck in! You did a marvellous job, and we're excited to share some photos of the finished results!
Volunteering like this makes a real, lasting difference to the young people and families we support every day. We're so grateful you chose to spend it with us, and hope you had at least a little fun while you were at it!
If your group or corporate team would like to get involved with something similar, whether it's a hands-on build day, a team volunteering project, or another way to give back to your community, we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch and let's make something happen together.
Join us at Belfast YMCA Stranmillis for this year's COLOUR RUN AND COMMUNITY FUN DAY!
It's happening on SATURDAY 16TH MAY 12.30pm to 4pm. It's one of our favourite days of the year, and really is for EVERYONE:
🔴 Sprinters
🟠 Walkers
🟡 The little ones
🟢 The grandparents
🔵 Families already at home here
🟣 Those looking for something new
🍔 The person who just wants a bouncy castle and a burger
... ALL WELCOME!
Come just as you are. Wear something white, and leave absolutely covered 🎉
🏃 Runner ticket: £6.50
📣 Cheering ticket: £3.50
💛 Can't contribute? Register free! We really do just want you along.
Hosted in partnership with @cfcsouth at Belfast YMCA, 56-58 Knightsbridge Park, Stranmillis, near Lagan Meadows
Link in bio or head to belfastymca.org/colour for the details - we'd actually love to see you there!
Rachel wasn't entirely sure youth work was for her when she applied. She wanted to find out—and managed to do that while studying for a full-time degree.
Over the past year she's gone into schools to tackle weighty topics with young people, run youth club nights, organised a multi-week Traitors Game, taken a group to Derry for the day, somehow fitted in circus training, and led Youth Church studies with @cfcsouth . She also says the schools work (as nerve-wracking as it was!) ended up being the part of the year she's most grateful for.
She's written honestly about the whole experience. Go to belfastymca.org/news for the whole thing.
➡️ Link in bio, or belfastymca.org/colour to GET COLOURFUL 🎨
Our Colour Run 2026 is back!
2km of colour powder, medals, inflatables & face-painting. All ages, all abilities. Just bring your white shirt!
Tickets £6.50 per runner 🏃
🌷 General bookings opened this Monday for our Summer Camps at @thegladeforestschool , and they're already HALF FULL! Many popular days only have a few spaces left ⏳
If you want your little ones to share in the Forest Fun over the Summer Holidays, please head to belfastymca.org/glade-summer to make sure they don't miss out! 🌲
