Stories
These are stories from individuals and organisations about getting active and what it means to them.
Meet The Newest Member of the GYA Team: Amarjit!
We’re excited to be welcoming the newest member of our GYA team, Amarjit Randhawa. She’ll be taking on the programme management of Moving Social Work, after nearly a decade working as a social worker in local authorities. We’re looking forward to having her expertise on board whilst we taking Moving Social Work into its second phase!
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Moving Social Work collective
Activity and the cost of living crisis
In this story, Javier from Moving Social Work considers the impact that the cost of living crisis has had and will have on Disabled people’s chances to stay active.
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Timebanking UK
Timebanking Story
In this story, John from Timebanking UK discusses their blind golf project and its benefits for all who participate.
Khalsa Football Story
In this blog, Anna Denham talks about Khalsa Football academy, which has served the local community since 1988 and supports local children and adults with additional needs.
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Rethink Mental Illness
The Rethink Mental Illness story
This blog from the team at Rethink Mental Illness explores the relationship between severe mental illness and getting active.
Brett’s story
In this blog, Brett Smith, Director of Research, Professor of Disability and Physical Activity at Durham University, discusses how the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines for sport and physical activity could prove a gamechanger for sports accessibility.
School story
In this story, Elliot Watson, Programme Officer at Get Yourself Active, talks about his experiences as a young Disabled person of the lack of inclusion in school sports.
Walk on Wednesday’s story
In this story Anna Denham discusses her collaboration with the Walks on Wednesdays (WOW) group, and Nene Park Trust.
Karen’s story
In this story, Karen explains how she set about making sure her local green space remained accessible and open to all.
Danny’s story
In this story, Danny explains how co-production has had a positive effect on him, his work and what he will do in the future.
Wheels for Wellbeing story
In this story, we discuss what we saw and learned on our visit to Wheels for Wellbeing in South London....
Martin’s story
In this story, Martin Ede, Development and Implementation Manager at Equal Lives in Norfolk, discusses how his life has been turned around because he has found a sport he loves.
