Hello everyone, my name is Kyra (AKA the new Sydney), and I am super excited to introduce myself as a new member of the Your Back Yard team. I have just completed my second year of studies at the University of Leeds studying International Development. The usual reaction to my degree is ‘what on earth does that mean?’ So, in a nutshell without boring you too much! I explore global and local societal issues of...
Read moreBramley Walking Wanderers versus the Extra Timers 29th August, Alwoodley Primary School, Match(s) Report At last the big day has come. After 18 months of relentless training and team morale building (most of it in Bramley Costa to be fair) the Bramley Walking Wanderers had their first match! It was away, against ‘Extra Timers’ from Alwoodley, always a tricky place to go at this time of the season. Which meant a 10.15 prompt meet in...
Read moreOn the heels of our successful Walking Football sessions, and with our older adult’s sports day fast approaching, it has never been more relevant to talk about the health benefits associated with Walking Football!
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We’ll be host free online classes for older adults. Click to get the information and hop on a class.
Podcasts have been around for some time now, but it’s never too late to jump on the bandwagon!
Right now, the world is changing at a very fast pace, and one word you might hear being thrown about is sustainability… but how does sustainability relate to you and your community?!
Hi everyone! My name is Lowri and I am joining the Your Back Yard team as a summer intern, over the months of July and August! Just to introduce myself… I have recently graduated from Leeds Beckett University with a First Class Honors in Biomedical Science. Although I love my degree and the challenges it presents, my desire to study biomedicine stemmed from my motivation to help people! Although I may not be following the Read more…
Unsure whether the community regeneration sector is for you? So was our placement, Sydney, before she started. A year later, here’s what she had to say.
It was a pleasure having John Baron of Leeds Dispatched at our latest walking football game on Bramley park. Although he only spent an hour or so with the team, I think his words show that he understood the essence of the group perfectly, click to read the article.
So let’s get this straight- you can improve your mood and cognition, by eating tasty food?! Click to find out more.