Jane has been walking with *Andrew since early 2023. He has been building up his confidence walking with his dog, and walking further. Jane had been looking for something to get her out and walking after losing her dog a few years ago Jane has found it much harder to motivate herself to get out […]
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Join us as we discover hidden green spaces in our blog series We’re in York for our hidden green space this month, in a small woodland nature reserve At Move the Masses HQ we’re always keen to find new green spaces to explore. If you know of a spot near you let us know, we’d
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Our newest Move Mates project starts in Selby Spreading the word in Selby and the surrounding district. We’re excited to announce the latest addition to the Move Mates family; our Selby and District project. Sarah, our Selby Project Officer, has been busy putting up posters and generally spreading the potential about our newest project. The
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Join us as we discover hidden green spaces in our blog series We’re in Durham for our hidden green space this month, this time it’s a ruined manor house in a former deer park At Move the Masses HQ we’re always keen to find new green spaces to explore, if you know of a spot
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Ana is a Move Mate volunteer in York, as well as a teacher with expertise in mindfulness and mental health Volunteers from York, Durham and Leeds attended ‘A Mindful Hour’ with Ana Ana started the online session with talking about how she got into mindfulness. She discussed how she it began as a ‘seed’ when
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A packed pub, lots of laughs and over £270 raised for Move the Masses Thursday 27th April was our first Move the Masses Quiz night, volunteers, staff and trustees all spread the word and we had a great night, raising funds to help us get more people out moving. The Knavesmire Pub hosted our first
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Join us as we discover hidden green spaces in our blog series We’re in York for our hidden green space this month, this time it’s a hidden wood in the Acomb area At Move the Masses HQ we’re always keen to find new green spaces to explore, if you know of a spot near you
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Our Leeds project has been operational for a year Reflections on the development of our Leeds Move Mates project We can’t quite believe that Move Mates has been live in Leeds for a year, it has definitely been a busy time! Following the success of Move Mates in York, new projects were launched in Durham
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Move Mates works closely with Age UK across our project areas We receive referrals from Age UK staff for people using their services who would benefit from walking, talking and enjoying some fresh air with Move Mate volunteers. Keep on reading for a closer look at how we work with Age UK in York and
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Jo has been walking with Elaine and building up her confidence in leaving her home. They have worked together to plan small steps. Jo has had anxiety for as long as she can remember, and finds walking with Elaine really helpful as it gives her confidence Jo doesn’t know what started her anxiety, but it
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