What you said about our project….
"we benefitted immensely from the programmes of Families Get Active. We hope this continues" (Omeife Family)
"Our whole family have had a great time at the families get active sessions" (Rowley Family)
We have come to the end of our project. We are sad but we are also so proud of what we have achieved with our families.
"Absolute joy to do this with my family, we've grown and made more connections through the dance workshops, they have been such fun, thank you!" (anon)
We set out to help you find creative and low cost ways to get active with your families.
"Whoop Whoop! ....energy, diversity and joy" (Rachel)
Our final project video is ready click below
We are very grateful to Charlie, Austin and Beth at Polychrome Studios.
"I really enjoyed it!" (Thomas)
We asked you to help us complete our Sport England Surveys so that we could feedback to our funder how you like to be active. Thank you so much for supporting us on this. We were set a target of working with 175 families in York……guess what….
WE WORKED WITH 216 FAMILIES AND SMASHED OUR TARGET - and we’re still receiving more surveys in !
At WEA we know that a successful project comes down to finding fantastic partners….
We could never have achieved what we have without fantastic partners such as York City Knight Foundation, York Dance Space, the Rowntree Society, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and iTravel York. We are so happy to hear that York Dance Space are going to continue their Family Dance sessions. Keep in touch with Hannah and Drew using the link below.
It’s all about the laughter
"so glad of this opportunity, arrived with the stresses of the holidays and with anxiety, a room full of people I didn't know....I didn't need to worry we have had so much fun trying dances and meeting other families....when we went wrong we just laughed, people were around us to keep us on track...a great activity to try" (ACC).
We sang with Bruce Ncube and learnt African Drumming with our lovely friends at York Racial Inequality Network.
"The Families Get Active events are always a friendly and inclusive atmosphere....you feel so immediately part of something" (Hannah)
We learnt Makaton with Workers Education Associated (WEA) tutor Maria. If you want to find out more about community, wellbeing or accredited courses in York then have a look at our WEA website. Remember to put your area into the search engine.
Woodland Wellbeing Day
Don't forget to book your final event with us and come and say goodbye. There are only 50 tickets available and they go like hot cakes so get in fast! This final event is supported by the Rowntree Society and is part of the York City Walks Festival.
10:00am-3:00pm
24th September 2022
Where? New Earswick Nature Reserve
How do I book my place? Click here to book the Woodland Wellbeing Day for your family. Bring a picnic, water and dress for the weather conditions.
Through generous funding from Sport England and North Yorkshire Sport we have a number of lens balls we can give away at our final event on 24th September. If you take part in Trevor's photography session your family can take one home for free!
Two great stories to share.
Two of our younger members of Families Get Active York have decided to take their photography skills one step further. One sixteen year old girl has chosen photography at A level and a young man has not only decided to pursue a career in photography but has already been photographing at real live weddings! Well done both of you - we are so proud! Have a look at this image which was used on the front cover of the New Earswick Annual Report which was taken by Issac.
Rugby for Families!
We teamed up with York City Knights Rugby. who delivered family active sessions at Clifton Green School, Carr Infant School and Haxby Road School. Thank you to the Knights for providing this wonderful opportunity. We got great feedback from the families and teachers. Well done!
Keep an eye on our facebook group Families Get Active York This group will now be handed over to local providers within the city to signpost families to low cost activities.
"I had an amazing time, thanks so much for introducing me to this group!" (anon)
Families Get Active would not be possible without the support of our tutors, volunteers and partners. We would also love to thank our manager Jill Harrison, our administrator Darryl Camp, tutors; Trevor, Melanie, Nicola, Sarah and volunteers; Liv, Beth, Frankie and Amelia, who have shown such dedication to the project.
Families Get Active York are Rebecca Rowan rrowan@wea.org.uk and Alice Etherington.
Credits:
Created with images by Skydruide - "lensball ball landscape"