Derry~Londonderry Heroes Project YMCA

Trip to the Christmas Markets Our last trip of the year before we took a break for Christmas was to the Christmas markets in town.  On a wintry Thursday our Ardnashee group got to leave school and go into town to see the markets. There was a variety of stalls for us to look at and the best part was Kidz farm as we got to pet the animals. There was a Llama, a giant rabbit and a guinea pig to name a few. As a bonus treat we all went to the Warehouse Café and got hot chocolates, tea and coffee to warm ourselves up. The group had a nice time, sitting with their friends and chatting. After our stop in the café we went on a walk to Foyleside shopping centre to see the choirs singing for Christmas and we stopped by the sensory room to see what it was like. This trip was definitely a highlight of our first term as the young people were confident and comfortable enough to walk around town and have a good time! 

Heroes Trip to Belfast Giants On Sunday 9th of December our group went to the SSE Arena in Belfast to watch an Ice Hockey Match between Belfast Giants and Cardiff Giants! On our way to the match we stopped at Pizza Hut in Glengormley and we all got to get our own pizza. The pizza was so tasty and it filled us up and got us ready for the match. The atmosphere in the SSE Arena was crazy with all the supporters out cheering on their teams. When the teams came out onto the ice there was lots of noise and music and they skated out between two flame throwers. When Belfast Giants scored their first goal everyone threw teddy bears onto the ice in support of a children's charity. During the breaks there was lots going on with many prizes to be one and there was even a subway cannon shooting out subways into the crowd. All in all everyone had a great time at the match and we were all glad to get to our beds that night!