Weavers Court – Leeds United Tour

Residents at Weavers Court had the most fabulous adventure recently, as they were invited to explore Leeds United’s ground at Elland Road.

Introducing Sophie Dales

Sophie Dales, from the Leeds United Foundation, works with our residents at Weavers Court to help keep them moving. Our Health and Wellbeing Activator, Sophie spends time with our residents and helps them to enjoy chair-based exercises. We know that moving is great for our wellbeing but we also know that it helps our residents with their mental health too.

Sophie has been working hard with our residents, treating them with a trip to see what life is like behind the scenes at Leeds United. A group of residents were able to visit the Elland Road site and see what really goes on at a modern football club.

Taking a Tour

Seeing an empty and quiet stadium let our residents appreciate the sheer size of the site, which would be packed full of fans during a match day. Able to see the pitch both at pitch level and from the stands, residents could experience what it was like for both players and spectators. Our resident, Pat, commented that it was ‘interesting and a very cold day’. She commented that she really enjoyed it and even said that her son was jealous!

As well as seeing the pitch and the public areas, the group was also given some gentle exercises by Sophie to make sure that they stayed warm in the winter weather. Barbara, one of our residents, enjoyed the trip and thought Elland Road ‘very nice’, while Mo gave it the ‘thumbs up’.

Getting to see behind the scenes helped our group to appreciate all the hard work that goes into 90 minutes of football. A trip around the ground gave them access all areas, with the group even meeting some of the Leeds United players. Our resident, Dennis, was thrilled and said that it was’ brilliant’ and that he ‘couldn’t fault it’. That’s straight to the back of the net for Leeds United!

David, another of our residents on the day trip, said that he wants to go again and it was ‘very interesting to see what goes on’.

Our residents are back at Weaver Court with a fresh energy for their exercise and an even better understanding of what goes on at Leeds United.

Thank you for such a special day, Sophie.