40 YEARS CELEBRATION

Friday 3rd November 2000

Cumbernauld YMCA-YWCA first Community Centre in the Town.

Jean Briton. First General Secretary in 1960.

Easter Bonnets

Early drama group members.

The extension hall, finished and opened: 1965

1965

Eddie Alexander

Cumbernauld News announces Stewart’s arrival.

Tommy Barrett and Maureen Thomson representing the Y, at Holyrood Palace - 1975.

Youth Club Members

Disco Dine

Youth Club Members

Y’s Football Team Kildrum Thistle.

Demand for childcare increases

Eleanor joins ‘Y’ Team - October 1975

every morning & afternoon 5 days a week

144 playgroup places

40 toddler places

Y TEAM - win bed-race trophy 4 years in a row

Jumble Sale

Provides equipment for every playgroup in the town

Inter-pop quiz 1978

Weekend Discos, regularly attended by 80-100 local youths, each week.

Disco’s held at Westfield Community Room / St Maurice’s High School

1000 different young people were involved in these activities

Awarded 1987.

Organise wide range of activities - fancy dress discos, self defence, assertiveness training and much more

2500 young people benefit

Kildrum, Village, Seafar, Westfield, Condorrat and

Eastfield.

1987 The doors

open at Kildrum House

Emergency High Support

Move On Mother & Baby 2,500 assisted

1000 accommodate

d

New developments required

Peace of Mind for Parents

Project opens 1989.

POMP logo

designed by

children

POMP expands to: Abronhill, Croy,

Kilsyth, Moodiesburn, Condorrat, Chryston,

Lenzie and Seafar

First Foyer Project in Scotland.

Opens on 3rd November 1995.

First Foyer Flats come on-line, as

‘Y’ purchase three properties.

Raleigh International

BS5750

Scottish Quality Management Standard

Pomp Staff receive their SVQ in play-

work

Housing Staff - gain HNC in Social Care

COSCA Counsellin

g Skills Certificate

European Conference - Social Inclusion

Dominic from Bangladesh

Giani from Italy

David and Alison visit from the USA

Eleanor Campbell. USA-1989

Jacqui Mitchell - Bangladesh exchange

One of the first YMCA’s In Scotland on-line: 1997

Web Site - around 800 hits per week

From: Tommy Barrett in Australia Member and leader in 1970’s

Hi, Stewart It took you long enough to update the web site, it looks great. I

have been checking the site for months looking for news on the good old Y at Cumbernauld. I notice by the picture

that the building has not changed much. It is very late here in Australia so I will send you another e-mail in a few days

with a few questions about how you are etc.

From: Jeanette Bennett in Australia Youth Club member and first netball leader

Hi, Stewart Came across your web page, great to see the netball is still

doing well. Wish you all well.

Contact from

residents