YBY News

Man up? Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month

Through the inspiration of ‘Movember’, The Mental Health Foundation started the ‘Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month’ campaign. Despite the importance of continuing global conversations about mental health all year around, November is the time of the year we pay particular attention to the mental health of those who identify as a man or male. One man dies every minute, every day, from suicide. As dedicated to supporting the feminist movement as I am, this movement...

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Get Online Week With Your Back Yard

‘Get Online Week’ is a digital inclusion campaign taking place from 18th – 24th October organised by Good Things Foundation. The UN reported almost half of the world’s global population is currently offline (UN, 2021). Imagining day-to-day life without any online access is quite hard to comprehend but being without internet access throughout the COVID-19 pandemic is even harder to imagine. In the UK almost 50% of over 75-year-olds coming out of lockdown did not...

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NEW PILATES ZOOM CLASS

You asked, we listened! Thanks to the amazing donations received from our Crowdfunder – We are excited to announce our new FREE and fun, online exercise class for older adults with Sarah Stonier Pilates To receive your link to the Pilates and other FREE exercise classes for older adults (Tai Chi, Yoga and Everyday strength) use this link: https://mailchi.mp/47e45c87ffea/getting-active-and-online

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Bramley Walking Football Tournament Highlights

A great morning down at the Bramley Park Arena today as the Mae Care Walking Football Extra Timers from Moor Allerton brought down 3 very strong teams to play in the inaugral Bramley Arena walking football tournament. An early rain shower threatened to put a dampener on proceedings but then came the un-forecasted sun and a brilliant morning was had by all. Some fantastic goals, some superb goalkeeping, all 6 teams served up a veritable Read more…

By Tony Mullin, ago

A Virtual Hello!

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 more…

By Kyra Rowe, ago

Bramley Walking Wanderers get 2021 season underway!

Bramley 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 more…

By Tony Mullin, ago