Hi, I’m Jazmine. I am studying physical Geography at the University of Liverpool but am originally from sunny Scarborough. I gained a week of work experience at Your Backyard through the Xperience program, run by UpReach. At the start of the week, I didn’t quite know what to expect to be doing. I was most looking forward to seeing how a social enterprise ran from behind the scenes. I was also keen to push myself...
Read moreWe are so excited to share that we are starting a new Digital Cafe with OWLS in Headingley! Lik our other Digital Cafe’s this project will improve digital literacy for people of all ages! The project is essential for the sustainability of older adults improving their digital literacy in the local community to reduce their digital exclusion. With our previous projects at Daisyfield Grange, we have seen older adults’ confidence in using digital devices improve...
Read moreHello everyone! My name is Victoria and I am so excited to be joining the team at Your Back Yard, taking over as the new Project Development and Digital Inclusion Officer. I wanted to introduce myself as the new Kyra and help people put a face to the name as I begin my work with this incredible company. I have just finished my second year of my BA Geography Degree at the University Of Leeds....
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As the summer holidays hit, everyone’s social calendar starts filling up! So, our film club has decided to take a summer break. This means, our film club will not be meeting up on zoom, every Thursday, at 3pm. However, they will be back in autumn as the days get darker and the clocks turn back. Make sure you sign up to our film club mailchimp here to get notified what to watch when the group Read more…
Our digital inclusion project with ‘Bramley Elderly Action’ has come to an end. Our project with BEA initially started in times of strict COVID restrictions as YBY and BEA identified many of our beneficiaries were digitally isolated and lacked the digital literacy to stay connected in lockdown. Therefore, with funding from BEA, Sydney our previous placement student (with help from our incredible student volunteers) got the project off the ground in May 2021. We provided Read more…
Our ‘Getting Active and Online’ Crowdfunder is now LIVE! Since December 2020, we’ve been hosting free exercise classes for older adults every week, all in the name of allowing people to keep active and socialising despite restrictions. We’ve found from participants that they like the flexibility, reduced time commitment and ease of online classes, so they’re here to stay. We have most recently relaunched our project in partnership with Active Leeds so we could run Read more…
Its Friday morning, its 10am, the sun was blazing down on the Bramley Arena, (aka Black Lion Fields), and Bramley Walking Wanderers were once again out in force. Some notable absentees were Martin and Val, sunning themselves in Morocco after having used their own 50thwedding anniversary as an opportunity to raise hundreds of pounds for the Rob Burrows charity …pure class. And excitement was running high at the prospect of some celebrity players joining us, Read more…
We were approached by a Linking Leeds worker to offer 1-2-1 digital support to a senior lady. Yesterday we visited her beautiful flat in Wetherby which overlooked the river to offer support sending emails, writing digital notes, navigating WhatsApp, online banking and online shopping. In between all the digital business we had a beautiful lunch together where we talked about life, politics and food! Following this visit we will keep in contact with her over Read more…
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been brainstorming a couple of new ideas and projects that would spread our healthier and happier living agenda across Leeds. One bright idea that has stuck and is developing weekly is… to set up our very own community café that aims to reduce health inequalities (ideally in Bramley or elsewhere in West Leeds). How exciting!!! Your first thought might be – what on earth is a community Read more…
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. On social media throughout this week we have been sharing information about our FREE activities you can get involved in to better your mental health. Keep on reading to find out what activities we shared! Online Exercise Classes We all know exercising can help with mental health struggles. But if you suffer with anxiety or depression, exercising in public may not be an option. So, why not try our Read more…