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A new project empowering young women was launched in Barnsley on Thursday, after girls reported not feeling comfortable participating in sport and exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project, Us Girls, was set up by the Barnsley Youth Association and Barnsley Youth Council. It will advocate for issues raised by 12-19 year old girls in the area, and run various sport taster sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebecca\u00a0<\/span>Coyne, the lead youth worker on the project said: \u201cYoung women are not feeling safe in their community. You come across many more young men than young women doing sports, especially at this time of year when it\u2019s dark and they might not feel safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Free taster exercise classes offered to the girls will include yoga, boxercise and self defence classes, along with <\/span>match and stadium visits.<\/p>\n

The launch on Thursday was a prelude to the first session on Wednesday 2nd March, which will be a boxercise class and team building<\/span>\u00a0activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Ms. Coyne, many girls expressed that they don\u2019t feel comfortable doing most local team sports. She said: \u201cIf there is [a sport they\u2019re interested in], it\u2019s something like dance that comes at a cost. Many girls don\u2019t have the access or don\u2019t have the confidence\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The project is based on consultations that took place with young women before Christmas, and will continue to be led by the young women themselves. According to Ms. Coyne, the girls at the launch were especially interested in campaigning on women’s issues, and this is something they\u2019d like to incorporate into the project.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Coyne said: \u201cWe\u2019ve got to really work hard now to help them go through all the group processes which make them effective, but also just to have some fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in the project and want to get involved, contact Rebecca Coyne on 07816486731 or email info@youth-association.org<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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