Sports

The Parents Inclusion Network will be visiting Abernethy Barcaple, where children and young people will get the chance to try exciting outdoor activities like raft building, bushcraft, and a challenge course. They’ll work together in teams, take on fun challenges, build confidence, and learn useful outdoor survival skills along the way. It’s a great opportunity to make new friends, try something new, and have lots of fun outdoors.

Free Family Fun Day – An entirely free, inclusive event for all young people from Kirkcudbright and the wider community. Come along and enjoy a climbing wall, football, painting, games, crafts and much, much more! Tell all your friends, pack a picnic and join us for a fun filled day!

The programme will provide free, accessible summer activities supporting the physical, social, and emotional wellbeing of children and young people within the community. Activities will include free packed lunches during the holidays, helping address food insecurity and reduce pressure on families. A community fun day featuring a fun run, open-water plunge, crafts, water sports, and a silent disco will encourage physical activity, creativity, confidence, and social connection. All activities will be free of charge, ensuring accessibility within a rural community where affordable opportunities are limited. Overall, the project will reduce isolation, strengthen wellbeing, and create positive shared experiences and lasting memories.

Supported games session for neurodivergent young people. In the morning, after a warm welcome and a tour of the facilities, we will go over to the Ryan Centre for a range of fun activities with a parachute canopy, and bean bag toss, basketball hoops, volleyball, boccia and golf. After lunch, which will be provided, we will play a variety of indoor fun games back at the Better Lives Partnership site.

Join us on the water and have a go at either paddle boarding, kayaking or canoeing together with your family! Get your family together and practice new sports, have fun and make memories this Amazing Summer! You don’t need to have any experience, and we provide all the equipment, including wetsuits, buoyancy aids and helmets. Can’t swim? That doesn’t matter - your buoyancy aid will be keep you afloat and we will support and help you build confidence in the water.

We are having park pop ups every Friday night for young people in Stranraer from 6-8pm. The 6 weeks of our park pop ups include: BBQ & inflatables Mini Festival Scavenger Photo Challenge Colour Run and Scran Summer Party Circus and Street Skills

Stranraer YMCA have a 5 week, fun filled summer activity sessions planned. Each week will follow a new theme including nature, beach and the park.

Art and Crafts sessions (Get Crafty & Art) give participants the chance to explore a range of materials and techniques, encouraging creativity, self-expression and confidence in a relaxed, low-pressure environment. These sessions provide an accessible and low-cost option in an area where opportunities are limited. Kids Story Yoga (ages 5–10) builds on the success of previous delivery, combining gentle yoga with storytelling to introduce mindfulness, movement and relaxation in an engaging and age-appropriate way. The sessions support balance, coordination and concentration, while creating a calm space for children to take part at their own pace. Drama Guild Classes (10+) offer young people the opportunity to develop confidence and communication skills through acting exercises, games and group activities. Participants work together towards a final performance, encouraging teamwork and a sense of achievement. Dance programme provides an intensive and energetic experience, where young people learn routines and work towards a final show. This helps build confidence, coordination and performance skills, while giving participants a strong sense of purpose and pride. Free Roaming VR sessions (8+) introduce young people to an immersive, interactive experience not widely accessible locally. Through team games, challenges and exploration, participants develop teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills in a fun and engaging way.

Join Whithorn Pizza Crew this summer for free fun, food and activities! Young people can enjoy making pizzas, outdoor games, creative sessions, music, wellbeing activities and meeting new friends in a safe and welcoming space. Whether you want to get creative, have fun outdoors or just chill with friends, there’s something for everyone. Come along, get involved and make this summer one to remember with the Whithorn Pizza Crew!

Family Fun Day offering entertainment and enjoyment. This FREE event is aimed at ALL young people. It is designed for you to enjoy and express yourselves. Come along and try some circus skills under expert tuition. If you don't want to participate, you can observe, there is always the option for you to change your mind! Other attractions include food, entertainment and games for your FUN. It's an OPPORTUNITY to meet old friends, make new friends, come together and have FUN. Come along for this morale boosting, sense of belonging and strengthen relationships. Let your voices be heard. We offer creative workshops such as painting, planting flowers, flower arrangement workshop, rock painting, paper crafting workshop. After each event, all children will be offered snacks and refreshments.