YBY News

Hear from our new placement student, Tori, about her starting a placement with Your Back Yard

Following on from successful events held at the back end of last summer, the second phase of the Bramley Fall Park Healthy Living Park project summer programme of activities is now well underway. All of the events are free, thanks to funding from Leeds City Council,

Following on from successful events held at the back end of last summer, the second phase of the Bramley Fall Park Healthy Living Park project summer programme of activities is now well underway. All of the events are free, thanks to funding from Leeds City Council,

In 2016 a north west network of Big Local was set up to share ideas and expertise across 38 Big Local areas, from Blackpool to West Yorkshire.

YBY Plans for the summer activities in West Yorkshire parks are well underway.

‘Your Back Yard’ are hosting 2 events later this month, in partnership with 2 marvellous resident led groups, the ‘Friends of Bramley Fall Park’, and the ‘Friends of Wibsey Park’,

Thanks to the splendid efforts of Paige and Katy, our 2 student placements from Leeds University, we have the inital findings from the health and well being survey in Hyde Park, Burley and Little Woodhouse.

‘Your Back Yard’ have just been awarded a grant from Sport England to deliver a programme of activities for the over 50’s in LS 6 or, more specifically, Hyde Park, Burley and Little Woodhouse.

Leeds Uni student, Asha, catches up with us on her research into facilities in Bramley and Stanningley.. particularly the potential to install a skatepark!

‘Your Back Yard’ has just been awarded a 10k grant from the national lottery to work with the Friends of Wibsey Park in delivering a fun programme of fun, healthy activities for all ages, this summer. Hurrah!