Join us as we discover hidden green spaces in our blog series We’re in York for our hidden green spaces this time, with a space shared by a York 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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John’s Move Mate walks have led to him being more confident, trying out new routes and walking further Our volunteer, John, feels like he is giving something back by volunteering. He has enjoyed working with his first buddy so much that he has now volunteered to walk with a second person. His first buddy, also
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Gerald’s weekly walks with Shirley are a highlight of his week Gerald and his Move Mate volunteer, Shirley, enjoy their weekly walks and chats, often accompanied by Scooby (Shirley’s dog). Linda first heard about Move Mates when Mike, from Dementia Forward, came to see her and Gerald. She was delighted that Move Mates were able
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Join us as we discover hidden green spaces in our blog series As our Move Mates projects expand, we’re finding new locations of hidden green spaces – starting with Durham At Move the Masses HQ we’re always keen to find new green spaces to explore and, as our projects expand, we’ve been delighted to find
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Our Move Mates in Leeds are getting out and about Our new pairings have been getting to know each other and exploring their local area. Over the past few months Elaine has been working hard in Leeds, spreading the word about what our Move Mates projects are and how people can get involved. Elaine is
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Find out about the work a social prescriber does and how they work with Move Mates We talked to Faith, from Claypath and University Primary Care Network in Durham, about her role and how she works with Move Mates. People who need a Move Mate can find us in a number of ways; some people
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Janet hits her goal of walking to Haxby Janet and Move Mate volunteer, Gerri, have been walking together for six months Janet was referred to Move Mates by the City Of York Council Falls Prevention Team. She had a long term goal of walking to Haxby and has just achieved that goal. Janet says her
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Many thanks to the fundraising team! Friday 23rd September saw nearly 70 of us having a great time with the Gaelstrom Ceilidh Band The Move the Masses fundraising team , ably led by Vicky, put on a cracking night at English Martyrs Church Hall. Ticket sales, bar sales and the raffle combined made a grand
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A natural expansion of our successful Move Mates project in York Thanks to funding through NHS Charities Together and distributed by the Healthtree Foundation, we are preparing to launch two new Move Mates pilot projects. The district of Selby (including Selby, Tadcaster, Sherburn-in-Elmet and the villages in between) and the ward of Pocklington (including Pocklington,
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New charity secretary on the board of trustees! We’re delighted to introduce our newest trustee, Tounse, to everyone. She is taking on the role of secretary for Move the Masses. Tounse Falaiye has just come on board as our new charity secretary. She has an educational background in public health and business management and is
