🎄 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐌𝐂𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥 & 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 🎄

We’re working together to support families, young people and adults across our community this Christmas — and we’d love your help. Every donation, big or small, makes a real difference.

Here’s how you can get involved:

✨ 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 – 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟕 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝟏𝟏𝐚𝐦–𝟐𝐩𝐦

Join us for inflatables, Santa, games, hot dogs, tea and coffee, and home baking.

Wristbands are £5 for inflatables and Santa’s grotto. All other entry is free.

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝-𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:

• 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐬

• 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

• 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬

• 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬

✨ 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝟱 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 ✨

🎁 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 – 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

We’re collecting gifts for children, teenagers and adults. You can hand in a gift or shop directly from our Amazon Wishlist. Every item helps brighten someone’s Christmas.

🍽️ 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 – 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

We’re looking for selection boxes, non-perishable foods, biscuits, puddings, mince pies, toiletries, pet food and baby food.

Drop-offs: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am–1pm 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.❤️

CEO Blog: Social Enterprise -Building Stronger Communities for the Long Term

Across the third sector, we see the same challenge again and again — funding that is short-term, project-specific, and rarely covers the real cost of running an organisation. These grants are vital, but they usually only fund direct delivery. They don’t pay for the essentials that keep a community organisation alive — things like heating, insurance, maintenance, admin, staff support and development. These are known as core costs, and without them, even the best projects can’t survive. 

That’s why social enterprise matters. 

At YMCA Bellshill & Mossend, being a social enterprise means we trade with purpose, we are a business with a heart!  We generate income through childcare, hall hire, training, and community events — but every penny goes straight back into supporting people locally. It’s business activity, yes, but every part of it exists to strengthen our community and sustain the work that makes a difference every day. 

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. 

The truth is, 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, we give ourselves the power to create lasting impact — not just deliver temporary projects. 

When you choose a social enterprise, you’re not just buying a service — you’re backing your community. You’re helping to fund childcare, food support, youth programmes, and wellbeing activities that wouldn’t exist otherwise. You’re keeping local people in jobs and ensuring that community spaces stay open and welcoming. 

So, here’s my call to action: Next time you need a hall or room hire, after-school care, a party package, or a place to run your activities — 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 — create opportunities, provide support, and build a fairer, stronger community for everyone. 

𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐔𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘 2025

🎄 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐔𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘 – 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟕 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑, 𝟏𝟏𝐚𝐦–𝟐𝐩𝐦 🎅

📍 YMCA Bellshill & Mossend, 294 Main Street

Get ready for a festive day filled with fun for all ages at the YMCA:

🎈 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬

🎅 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚’𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨

🎁 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 & 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞

🎯 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬

🌭 𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐬

☕ 𝐓𝐞𝐚, 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 & 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠

🎟️ £5 wristband for inflatables and Santa’s Grotto – all other admission is free!

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨 – 𝙥𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙜, 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙤 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙔𝙈𝘾𝘼 𝙏𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙪𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨. ❤️

🎁 We’re also looking for donations for our raffle, tombola, and donations of selection boxes. Please hand in any donations to the YMCA by Friday 5 December 🌟 thank you 🌟