Health & Wellbeing
Sporting Memories:
We’ve been running our Sporting Memories programme for over a decade now. The original intention for the programme is to use reminiscence as a tool for supporting people with dementia, but as our sessions have evolved, the groups have become more about peer support providing social and emotional wellbeing for older people within our community.
Some of our participants are fans, but being interested in football is not essential, the session activities vary from organised conversations, to guest speakers, to quizzes, to excursions to local visitor attractions such as York Chocolate Story or City Cruises, to lunches at Millers Fish and Chip shop in Haxby.
The programme aims to address potential loneliness and isolation, and became a lifeline for many during the Pandemic, and continues to be a huge part of the participants lives with the group feeling like extended family.
Sessions run twice a week throughout the year: LNER Community Stadium, 10:30am-12pm Fridays and Wigginton Old School, 1-2.30pm Mondays. Newcomers are always welcome and will be asked to register at their first session.
Contact inclusion@yorkcityfcfoundation.co.uk for more information.
Boot the Blues:
A men’s wellbeing programme with free weekly football sessions facilitated by Foundation coaches, providing the right social environment to encourage peer support for men over 18 years with poor mental health. Made possible thanks to Sponsors -Portakabin.
Coaches facilitate fun and engaging sessions, the pace of which is designed around the needs of the participants which allow participants the opportunity to switch off during this time and let the activity take over, and the social side allows the sense of involvement in a group, social interaction with like minded individuals and a chance to be themselves.
Thursday evenings, from 8-9pm, at the LNER Community Stadium mini pitches. Registration is required including details of mental health diagnosis and concerns.
Contact inclusion@yorkcityfcfoundation.co.uk for more information.
Man v Fat:
The Man V Fat philosophy is simple: all the information, support and tools men need to improve their health, with a refreshing no-nonsense approach.
A football league exclusively for overweight and obese men aged 18+. The programme combines physical activity with a weight-loss focus, awarding points for pounds lost.
Designed to improve both physical and mental health, it provides a fun, supportive environment for men to get active. The league runs on Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm at Burnholme Sports Centre.
To join sign up via https://manvfat.com/register/ or Contact inclusion@yorkcityfcfoundation.co.uk for more information.
