Category: YBY Blog

It’s important for everyone to stay physically active and mentally stimulated, but for older adults with limited mobility, it’s not always straightforward. Hobbies are the perfect excuse to get your…

Hi everyone! I’m Cara and I’m so excited to be joining as the new Digital Support Intern. I’ve just returned to the University of Leeds after an incredible year abroad…

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…

Hi 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…

Hi 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…

As 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.…

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…

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…

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,…