Our newest YMCA Bellshill & Mossend newsletter is out now!
Itโs packed with updates from the YMCA, including our youth work, childcare, womenโs groups, food bank and other community activity happening in Bellshill and Mossend.
๐ Read our latest newsletter here:
Weโre working together to support families, young people and adults across our community this Christmas โ and weโd love your help. Every donation, big or small, makes a real difference.
Hereโs how you can get involved:
โจ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ โ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐๐ฆโ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ
Join us for inflatables, Santa, games, hot dogs, tea and coffee, and home baking.
Wristbands are ยฃ5 for inflatables and Santaโs grotto. All other entry is free.
๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ :
โข ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฑ๐๐ฌ
โข ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
โข ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ
โข ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ
โจ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ โจ
๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ โ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ
Weโre collecting gifts for children, teenagers and adults. You can hand in a gift or shop directly from our Amazon Wishlist. Every item helps brighten someoneโs Christmas.
๐ฝ๏ธ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ โ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ
Weโre looking for selection boxes, non-perishable foods, biscuits, puddings, mince pies, toiletries, pet food and baby food.
Drop-offs: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10amโ1pm at 294 Main St, Bellshill.
Your support helps us reach more local families who need a bit of extra help this winter. Thank you for helping make Christmas brighter for our community.โค๏ธ
Across the third sector, we see the same challenge again and againย โ funding that is short-term, project-specific, and rarely covers the real costย of running an organisation. These grants are vital, but they usually only fund direct delivery. They donโtย pay for the essentials that keep a community organisation alive โ things like heating, insurance, maintenance, admin, staff support and development. These are known as core costs, and without them, even the best projects canโtย survive.ย
Thatโsย why social enterprise matters.ย
At YMCA Bellshill & Mossend, being a social enterprise means we trade with purpose,ย we are a business with a heart!ย Weย generate income through childcare, hall hire, training, and community events โ but every penny goes straight back into supporting people locally. Itโsย business activity, yes, but every part of it exists to strengthen our community and sustain the work that makes a difference every day.ย
Social enterprise gives stability where funding cannot. It helps us plan ahead, protect jobs, and respond quickly when people need support. It keeps decision-making local and allows us to be proactive instead of waiting for the next funding round.ย
The truth is,ย the future of the third sector depends on how well we can build our own financial resilience. Relying only on short-term grants means living project to project, never knowing what we can continue beyond the next deadline. By growing our social enterprise activity, weย give ourselves the power to create lasting impact โ not just deliver temporary projects.ย
When you choose a social enterprise, youโreย not just buying a service โ youโreย backing your community. Youโreย helping to fund childcare, food support, youth programmes, and wellbeing activities that wouldnโtย exist otherwise. Youโreย keeping local people in jobs and ensuring that community spaces stay open and welcoming.ย
So, hereโsย my call to action:ย Next time you need a hall or room hire, after-school care, a party package, or a place to run your activities โ think about using a third sector or social enterprise organisation like ours. Your choice keeps money in the community, supports local families, and helps organisations like YMCA Bellshill & Mossend continue to do what we do best โ create opportunities, provide support, and build a fairer, stronger community for everyone.ย
ย
