We’ve been some social butterflies recently! Check out who we’ve been speaking to! Last month we attended the Health and Wellbeing Community Fair at St Andrews Community Centre in Beeston! We had so many lovely chats with fellow organisations doing incredible work and people from the local area! This is Read more…
AKA, How to add up to 20 healthy years onto the end of your life As you grow older, being active is more important than ever. Regular exercise can help improve muscle mass, manage symptoms of illness or pain, support independent living, and reduce your chances of developing cardiovascular or Read more…
Starting as an Outreach and Volunteer Manager for Your Back Yard has been an exciting new chapter for me. I am thrilled to be a part of an organization that is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of our community. As I take on this new role, I am Read more…
This week was our second Digital Inclusion Cafe of the new year back at OWLS in Headingley! We will be starting a NEW Digital Inclusion Cafe with MHA in Beeston on the 2nd of February! If you’re debating whether or not to come along, check out some of the feedback we’ve received over Read more…
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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…