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Thank You Tesco!
A big thanks to Tesco Bags of Help for gifting us £1500 to allow us to fund our 6-week programme of free online exercise classes designed for older adults and beginners! Thank you also to Read more…
-Providing opportunities for people, particularly older adults, to get more active.
-Helping to improve community facilities, such as community building, parks and play areas.
-Area based community planning and development.
-Provide opportunities for people to get more active, such as walking sports, guided walks, and online exercise classes.
-Support the digitally excluded to get online.
-Help communities get funding to improve their facilities (e.g. parks, play areas, community buildings).
-Help communities do action plans to make their areas even better places to live.
-Carry out feasibility studies to support community buildings.
-Undertake evaluations of community programmes and projects.
We are funded through a mixture of grants, commissions and some contracted work. We have some funding to deliver free taster sessions, or to give advice or a bit of support, so do get in touch!
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The young at heart podcast is an informative but fun podcast from your back yard exploring a range of topics, fads and affairs concerning your health, happiness and fitness. Hosted by Rachael and Tony. Plenty of tips and discussion on staying fit and healthy as you age, health inequalities and why digital inclusion matters.
A big thanks to Tesco Bags of Help for gifting us £1500 to allow us to fund our 6-week programme of free online exercise classes designed for older adults and beginners! Thank you also to Read more…
Hi all! My name is Tao and I am currently a student studying history at the University of Leeds. As someone who is passionate about health and well-being, I am really excited to have this Read more…
Hi everyone, I’m Kathryn and this summer I undertook a 2 month summer internship with Your Back Yard. In this blog post I talk about the roles I undertook with YBY, and the impact this Read more…