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Dear All Following the Government announcement on Saturday 31 October 2020, we regret to inform you that The Junction will be closing for four weeks from Thursday 5 November 2020. We do hope to open once again on Thursday 3 December 2020, we shall keep all our Members/Users updated via email, social media and our…

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When The Poole Grammar School took up the national call for additional and much needed Personal Protective Equipment, by utilising what they had in their Design Technology area, they came across one obstacle…Boxes! Boxes to store and deliver their self-made PPE Masks to local Surgeries, Care Homes and the YMCA. This is where YMCA Bournemouth/Poole…

We are a group of European volunteers doing our placement in different departments of YMCA Bournemouth. Now, as many people around the world, we are working from home and can perfectly understand that time is passing slowly and we need something fun to occupy ourselves during the day. We’ve been working so hard in some…

The YMCA has been serving people in this local community for over 140 years. Those who have gone before us lived through economic crashes, epidemics and wars; and we are all now called upon in this generation to serve humanity with that same compassion, hope, faith and dignity. We continue to draw upon the inspiration…

Following the Government’s decision on Friday 20 March 2020, we have closed The Junction Sports & Leisure Centre until further notice. The Junction Sports & Leisure Centre is a YMCA managed facility. We will continue to focus on and communicate with our service users/members via all platforms. Our invaluable employees will be fully supported, and we will as…

Nowadays, everyone needs to know how to use the computer. However there are still almost a quarter (24.3%) of adults can’t use the computer (World Economic Forum, 2017). On top of this, only 5% of the population have reached the most proficient level of computer knowledge. Excel is an essential tool for the workplace, as…