Inspired by Spotify and their annual tradition of compiling your listening activity all ‘wrapped’ into a lovely summary at the year’s end! It reminds you of your favourite and most listened-to songs, artists and albums. We thought we’d reflect on some of our highlights of the year! So please enjoy our annual report, our top 10 projects of the year, released on the 10th anniversary of our company’s creation! 1. Getting Active and Online: Our Read more…
Ten years ago today, Your Back Yard was born, starting our with a dream to work with communities on improving community facilities and services, with a definite focus on the more deprived parts of West Yorkshire and the Northeast! We’ve had an incredibly rewarding yet challenging 10 years and we can’t wait for the next 10! But as today is our 10th anniversary, we thought we’d take the time to reflect on our experiences! We’ve Read more…
I just filled in some documentation for companies house, and looking at our incorporation date of 16/1/2013, it dawned on me we had been going for 10 whole years, which got me thinking… not bad going I thought. Despite swimming against a tsunami of cuts to the community, public and third sectors we have managed to outlast 4 prime Ministers, 6 chancellors and God knows how many SOS for education…and probably done more to improve Read more…
We’ve been having a great time with our Women’s Walking Football Team! We’ve had 4 training sessions so far and even 1 match! Our training combines a warm-up, some walking netball and then a walking football game! We’ve been focusing on improving our communication and passes and are already seeing huge progress! We have been training at Kirstall Leisure Centre to keep out of the snow and rain and have been loving the space! We’ve Read more…
We need volunteers to help run our Digital Inclusion Sessions MHA ! ?? These are incredibly rewarding sessions helping people improve their digital skills and make a real change in their lives! Such a great opportunity for any student or even older adult who feels confident teaching others! ? We help older adults and those with disabilities learn everything from the basics like sending emails and using Whatsapp or something more technical, like online shopping or downloading Read more…
Our FREE Yoga classes are BACK! Taught by the incredible Katsaha Yoga at Oblong Centre these classes will be back for 8 WEEKS starting the 8th February 2023 Thanks to funding from HAP and Community Committee of Leeds City Council we can keep these classes free and accessible as part of our funding for Inner Northwest Activites!
We are so proud of the incredible progress made so far with our Digital Inclusion sessions at Holt Park Active and OWLS! Congratulations to our Digital Champions! OWLS: So far, we have covered how to operate a device, send and receive emails and photos, download apps, use Google Maps and First Bus Apps, Stream TV using ITV Hub and BBC iPlayer, sign pdf documents, book a holiday, unsubscribe from spam emails, edit pictures, open audio Read more…
We are so excited to announce that our highly popular under-16s Boxercise class is returning! Thanks to funding from the Inner Northwest HAP and Community Committee of Leeds City Council we are able to offer 8 weeks of FREE classes! These will be taught by the incredible Tayas Boxercise at the lovely Woodhouse Community Centre (oblong)! These classes will be commencing on the 23rd of January 2023 and running for 8 weeks. Please contact victoria@yourbackyard.org.uk to sign up!
Leeds 2023 Year Of Culture are recruiting volunteers to support many exciting creative events happening across Leeds throughout 2023! They are looking to ensure volunteers match the rich mix of people in Leeds. Volunteers at Leeds 2023 mean flexible shifts around your commitments and the chance to get involved with this exciting and unique event! Years like this don’t come very often so join the team representing the city you love! Those interested simply need to Read more…
Just a reminder of all the incredible initiatives we do here at Your Back Yard! Our work is tailored to older adults living in Leeds but our activities are open to all – we would never turn anyone away! Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us! All our activities are FREE to participants thanks to funding from Leeds City Council! You are welcome to join as many or as few activities as Read more…