Many thanks to Mark from York Mind for this session on supporting mental health for volunteers Volunteers from York, Durham and Leeds attended the session Mark works for York Mind and very kindly offered to run an online session. This meant we could encourage volunteers from all our Move Mates projects to attend. On the […]
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Chris from CrossFit Jacana in Durham did a brilliant job organising a fundraising competition Sunday 18th December saw a group of over 40 people gathered at the gym with the aim of having a workout and raising funds for Move Mates. In a first for us this year, the brilliant CrossFit Jacana gym in Durham hosted
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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, thanks to one of our York Move Mate volunteers for sharing. 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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Swimming, walking, cycling and CrossFit were all ways of getting moving for this years 12ks of Christmas… as well as a lot of running! Teams in Durham and York, and individuals from all over England and Scotland signed up to fundraise for our small charity and get themselves active in December This year we had
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Sheila has built up her confidence through walking with her volunteer Move Mate Walking with Joanne, Sheila can happily walk around four miles (as long as there’s a break for a rest and a cup of tea) Sheila heard about Move Mates via our newsletter, passed on by a neighbour. She was initially concerned that
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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, with a place shared by a Leeds Move Mate 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
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Glen Gardens in Heworth is the perfect place for Peter and Angie to walk Peter enjoys the company of his Move Mate volunteer, as well as experiencing the benefits of weekly exercise in maintaining his fitness Peter has walked with a few different volunteers over his time with Move Mates. He particularly appreciated their company
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Margaret looks forward to her weekly walks with her Move Mate, Lizzie. Lizzie has been meeting Margaret for a weekly walk for over a year Margaret first heard about the Move Mates service when she joined in with one of our Acomb Wellbeing Walks. She was delighted with the suggestion of having a walking buddy.
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Many thanks to Lizzy for her awesome fundraising! Tuesday 8th November saw Lizzy ride over 70km for her birthday challenge For Lizzy’s special birthday later this year, she decided she didn’t want cards or gifts. Instead she took on the challenge of cycling a stupendous 70km. She asked people to support her in raising funds
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Ben* has been enjoying getting out of the house for company and exercise, he’s had some tough times and the weekly walks are helping. Jane has been walking with Ben for a few weeks and has been exploring different local green spaces with him. Ben was referred to Move Mates through a social prescriber at Linking
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