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 the Tesco customers who enabled...
Read moreHi 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 opportunity to help support the...
Read moreHi 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 has had on my professional...
Read moreAs we are now almost 6 months into our Care Home Digital Inclusion project, we wanted to provide everyone with a detailed update of how it is going so far. Since the project started in November, we have worked with Read more…
Thanks to the support of 100% Digital, we’ve managed to begin our digital inclusion work within care homes! On Friday the 3rd of November, we had our first care home digital session at Headingley Hall Care Home. This was a fantastic Read more…
Hi everyone! My name is Rachael and I’m currently a University of Leeds undergraduate student studying Media and Cultural Studies. I opted to take part in a work placement year with Your Back Yard, as I was enthralled by the Read more…
The residents of Bramley were in for a delightful treat as the community came together for a memorable Family Fun Day. Thanks to generous funding, this event became a reality, offering an array of exciting activities and creating a vibrant Read more…
Fancy joining the team here at Your Back Yard? Check out the Job Description below! We’re looking for a Health and Wellbeing Project Development Intern! RoleHealth and Wellbeing Project Development InternHours21 hours (3 days a week)Salary£10 per hourStart date5th June Read more…
Thanks to our new Community Outreach and Volunteers Manager, Ayisha we’re now more than ever looking for volunteers to support our many projects and have the skills and capacity to recruit, train and support volunteers! We currently have 2 volunteer Read more…