Current Government thinking on community development
Hi all, below is a very brief summary of some of the current Government thinking regarding community development and regeneration. Obviously, an election will change things massively but after years of austerity there finally seems to be some promising actions for our sector emerging in these strategies. The full documents will be linked below for […]
Busy Autumn Ahead!
Hi everyone! As we head into autumn, we are eager to let you all know about our exciting, upcoming projects! Bramley walking Football We have the first session of the Bramley Walking Football Club in partnership with Bramley Elderly Action. The session is at 10am on Monday the 16th September at the Bramley Community Center. […]
NCS Session with Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School
Hi everyone! We had a great time last Monday in the summer sun when a group of young people taking part in NCS ran an activity day for year 6 children from Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary School. The children got to take part in football, rounders, and dodgeball sessions, supported by us, and were provided […]
Weekly Walking Football Sessions in Bramley
Hi everyone! We’re excited to announce that we’ve been given funding by Time to Shine to help facilitate weekly walking football sessions for a year, in partnership with Bramley Elderly Action. The details are as follows: Start date: Monday 16th September Start time: 10:30am Location: Bramley Community Centre What is walking football? Walking football is an adapted version of […]
Neighbourhood Network Walking Sports Sessions Update
We are happy to announce that we’ve been awarded £10,000 from Sport England to fund a programme of free taster sessions in walking football, walking netball, walking rugby, Tai Chi, meditation, and yoga for older people’s Neighbourhood Networks across Leeds. There will also be a fun tournament at the end between all of the participants, […]
Father’s Day Activity Day in Brackenhill Park
On Thursday 13th June, 90 children from Brackenhill Primary School and their Dads braced the wind and rain to take part in a Father’s Day Activity Day we organised for them. The activities they took part in were: football, orienteering, and multi-sports (e.g. rounders and cricket). Despite the weather, everyone had a good time, with […]
Neighbourhood Network Walking Sports Sessions
Hi everyone! We just thought we’d let you know that we’ve made two applications for different projects that would provide older people across Leeds with the opportunity to take part in walking sports in a supportive, fun, and familiar environment. One of the projects would involve us running a series of taster sessions for all […]
Brackenhill Park Research
Hi everyone! Thanks to funding we received from the Bradford VCS Asset Based Community Development fund, we were able to carry out some research with key stakeholders of Brackenhill Park in Bradford. We promised that we would: Carry out a survey of park users Carry out a young people’s survey with children from the local […]
Consultations with Brackenhill Primary School and Hollingwood Primary School
Hi everyone! As part of a research project we undertook with stakeholders of Brackenhill Park in Bradford, we spoke to members of the School Council from Brackenhill Primary School and Hollingwood Primary School. These consultations were very useful, helping us to understand what the children like and dislike about the park and play area, and […]
New ‘events’ tab
Hi everyone! During a meeting we held in late May with people who are interested in volunteering with us, it was suggested to us that we should have an events page on our website, that would list the events we are running and/or attending. We listened to this advice, and set one up straight away. […]
