From first steps to gold awards
Everything the Centre runs, in one place. If you are after the nights and times, start here.
Tap every group that applies.
Little ones, big energy
Dance & Drama
Confidence building disguised as showing off.
Monday evening club
Arts and crafts, sports, board games, Xbox and media.
Production Drama
Patrician Youth Theatre's weekly rehearsal night.
After Schools Clubs
With Our Lady and St Patrick PS: dance, drama, media, art, cookery, movie making, sports and themed play.
Your place, your nights
A refurbished media centre, a games zone with four 55 inch TVs, pool and snooker, plus football, basketball, cricket, table tennis, badminton and dodgeball.
Food at every session. Nobody does a growth spurt on an empty stomach.
Awards that open doors
Accredited programmes that look brilliant on a CV and feel even better to finish.
Youth Achievement Award
Accredited recognition for planning, running and reviewing your own projects.
Volunteer Now Impact Awards
Our young leaders pathway. Volunteer alongside staff and train as the next youth leaders.
Forty years of curtain calls
Our performing arts tradition goes back to the early 1980s: casts of 50 or more, and a full musical plus an abridged showcase every year.
Through National Theatre Connections, members aged 15+ have performed original scripts at the Lyric in Belfast. Singing, dancing, acting, backstage: a place for everyone.
Trips, exchanges and full plates
See somewhere new
Residentials and day trips to outdoor centres, swimming, bowling and adventure parks, plus youth exchanges with Cooperation Ireland. CRED programmes through Amplify connect our members with Lecale, Trinity Grammar and Blackwater Integrated.
Food at every session
Working with Children in NI and Finnebrogue Artisan, our Holiday Hunger programme has served over 12,800 meals and suppers in a single year, alongside thousands of snacks and hundreds of food bags for local families. Every session includes food for all.
Amplify
Our cross community programme brings young people together across schools and traditions, including creative projects like a recent community photography project with a local photographer.
Media centre & games zone
A refurbished media suite and a games zone with four 55 inch connected TVs give every member access to tech, tackling digital poverty in the Downpatrick area head on.
Not sure where to start?
Tell us your age and what you're into, and we'll point you at the right club. Or check the term time nights and drop in.