Bunty was referred to Move Mates through Age UK, she has been walking with Daniel since November Bunty has appreciated having a walk scheduled that she ‘couldn’t wriggle out of’ Bunty was referred to Move Mates through Age UK’s Personalised Integarated Care programme. A Personal Support Navigator worked with her, visiting her and discussing her […]
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Join us as we discover hidden green spaces in our blog series We’re in Leeds for our hidden green space this month, this time it’s a walk through ginnels and woodland in Leeds At Move the Masses HQ we’re always keen to find new green spaces to explore, if you know of a spot near
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Volunteer, Georgina, has been walking with Leslie for the last two years Leslie had lost confidence going outside by himself as he was finding walking difficult, having had a few falls Leslie read about Move Mates on a flyer and got in touch as he didn’t feel able to go out for a walk independently.
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Margaret, Sue and Deborah have run two great Dementia Friends sessions for our volunteers Volunteers from York, Durham and Leeds attended the sessions In December, Sue and Deborah ran an in-person Dementia Friends session for our Durham volunteers and this month, Margaret ran an online session for volunteers from York and Leeds. These sessions included
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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 well known spot with some hidden secrets At Move the Masses HQ we’re always keen to find new green spaces to explore, if you know of a spot near
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Carla finds it really helpful to walk with her Move Mate volunteer. Following a stroke in 2021, Carla became disabled and had to move house. This meant a big loss of confidence in getting outside by herself. Carla found out about Move Mates through her Ways to Wellbeing social prescriber after her stroke in July
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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, with a riverside meadow shared by a Durham volunteer 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
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Move Mates has many different volunteers, from students to people who are retired. We aim to be as inclusive to our volunteers as we are to the people we walk with. Andrea shared with us her story, and her motivation for volunteering as a Move Mate Andrea explains that she was previously very fit and
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At Move the Masses we have many students who volunteer with our Move Mates Projects We love their enthusiasm and motivation to help others and be involved with their new communities Student volunteers have come from all kinds of courses – Counselling, Psychology, English Literature, Ethics, Chemistry, Politics, Nursing and Law to name but a
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Meeting Ellie for a weekly walk has had a huge impact on *Amy’s life in just a few months Amy has gone from being unable to open her front door to anyone because of her anxiety to being able to enjoy a walk to a local café thanks to her Move Mate volunteer During lockdown
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