BUILDING
CONFIDENCE
IN WOMEN
The Billy Project is a funded gym project aimed at women and girls aged 16+.
UNIT 2 FITNESS FOR WOMEN
@
The project offers free fitness therapy gym sessions to women and girls between 11am–4pm, Monday-Friday. Service users referred to us initially have a full gym induction on how to use the equipment safely, health and safety in the gym and receive a gym program to follow which is suited to their individual needs and abilities. We also monitor weight and measurements if requested.
The Billy Project is a small project based at the award winning, well established Blackburn gym, Unit 2 Fitness for Women. We offer a wide range of fitness activities targeted at inactive, vulnerable local women and girls from areas of high deprivation. We work with a team of referral partners from existing projects in the Blackburn with Darwen community.
KEEP UP WITH
THE LATEST NEWS
OUR MOTIVATION
Our story
Our aim is to instil confidence and essential life skills creating a safer community. The Billy Project tackles loneliness, social isolation, integration, inactivity, mental health issues, obesity and promotes female empowerment.
As a project, we seek to help protect women and families through safeguarding and provide a safe space to meet new friends whilst offering emotional support. We have found that if parents are happy, this trickles down to the wider family and promotes a happier, healthier home.
The Billy Project is a safe space to come to not only exercise but talk, offload and receive much needed emotional support from supportive gym members, staff and friends.
The Billy project was named after gym owner & co founder of the project, Leanne Procter’s late father, Billy Procter. Her father himself was a vulnerable adult after being left disabled after a long battle with lung cancer. If Leanne’s father didn’t have the support from his family he would have been an easy target for people to take advantage of. Leanne’s idea was to create a gym family to support vulnerable adults.
WHAT WE OFFER
When & Where
The project offers free gym sessions between 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Once referred to us, service users receive a full gym induction on how to use the equipment safely, health and safety in the gym and receive a personalized gym program to follow which is suited to their individual needs and abilities. For ladies needing additional support, we can offer one to one support. The gym is fully wheelchair accessible.
FUNDED BY
GALLERY
Watch us at work
