Our Move Mates learn from each other Move Mates Jenna and Allison laugh together and learn from each other whilst walking Following a series of strokes which left her seriously visually impaired, Allison’s Local Area Coordinator recommended Move Mates. Allison was relocated to Acomb, an area unfamiliar to her, and she wanted help to familiarise […]
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Join us as we discover hidden green spaces in our blog series Knavesmire Wood, at the southern end of the Knavesmire in Dringhouses, is a hidden gem, with plenty to explore At Move the Masses HQ we’re always marveling at how many green spaces there are to explore in York – many within walking or
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Four-legged friends bring Move Mates closer together Dog lovers and Move Mates, Georgina and Megan, get a lot out of their walks and chats together Georgina was originally referred to Move Mates following a heart attack and two strokes. Her initial goals were to exercise to improve her heart health and circulation. She was also
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Walking to rebuild confidence Beneficiary, Elsie, tells us how walking with her Move Mate, Jan, has helped rebuild her confidence following a fall Move Mates Jan and Elsie have only been paired for a few months, but Elsie is already seeing the benefits. When they first started walking together, Elsie had just recovered from a
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Join us as we discover hidden green spaces in our blog series We’ll start with a relatively well known and much loved space just south of the city centre – Rowntree Park At Move the Masses HQ we’re always marveling at how many green spaces there are to explore in York – many within walking
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Our 2021 highlights Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers and supporters who’ve helped make this year the best yet As we start to think about closing down the Move the Masses (virtual) HQ for another year, we’ve been feeling rather contemplative about our achievements over the past 12 months. In spite of the challenges we’ve
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Giving employees time to volunteer in the community could improve wellbeing We spoke to local firm, boxxe, to find out more York-based technology business boxxe is committed to giving back to the community, demonstrated through its impressive employee volunteering scheme. Every employee is able to spend at least 5% of their time (approximately 11.5 days
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Fantastic growth in all our key projects Our Annual Impact Report shows what a difference we’ve made to the health and wellbeing of our communities through movement over the past 12 months (from July 2020 to June 2021). Our third year of operations was our most testing year yet, but also our most rewarding, as
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Setting a goal for your walks helps give a sense of achievement Nancy, one of our beneficiaries, tells us how reaching her goal while walking with Lucy helped build her confidence, whilst gaining physical strength Nancy and Lucy first met at the beginning of 2021, in the midst of the third lockdown and a very
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The social side is just as important as the physical act of walking Move the Masses beneficiary, Do, tells us about her experience of walking with her Move Mate, Katherine Do walks with her Move Mate Katherine twice a week. They both enjoy the walks around their local neighbourhood and Do stops to chat to
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