Social Sports and Activities
Across the University there are a wide variety of clubs and activities available to colleagues, free of charge, with a focus on benefiting your mental health and wellbeing.
Being active is a natural mood booster and one of the best things we can do for our mental health and wellbeing. Our bodies release feel-good hormones when we’re active that can also reduce anxiety and stress and help us sleep better.
We currently have the following activities available to colleagues:
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Online Yoga
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12.15 – 13.00
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Online yoga takes place every Monday and is a great way to take some time away from your desk to move the body, stretch and release tension and clear and steady the mind. No booking required, please email staffwellbeing@lincoln.ac.uk for the Zoom link and password.
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Online via Zoom
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Social Badminton
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17.00 – 18.00
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Social Badminton takes place every Monday and is open to all colleagues. You don’t need to book, just turn up and play, but please ensure you take your University Staff ID Card which must be shown on entrance to the Sports Centre. NB: Colleagues are able to bring one guest with them to Social Badminton, guests must be a minimum of 18 years old.
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Sports Centre, Brayford Campus
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Social Football
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17.30 – 18.30
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Tuesday night Social Football is open to staff, staff alumni and staff partners. Places are limited and can be booked up to 8 days in advance via the Sports Centre either by email @Sportscentre Mailbox, Tel: 01522 886688 or in person. Access to the pitch will only be permitted if you have booked and you must arrive before 17.35. Players must adhere to the footwear guidelines and anyone wearing blades, moulds or forbidden footwear will not be able to participate.
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Sports Centre, Brayford Campus
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Wednesday |
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Wellbeing Walking Group
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12:15
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Social walk around the beautiful Lawress Hall Campus |
LWH Reception
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Pilates
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12.00 – 13.00
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This 50-minute class takes place every Wednesday and is suitable for all abilities. The sessions are led by Tina El Bikam who has over 30 years of experience in the business and works at the University as a Lecturer in Sports Therapy. Prior to attending the session, please complete a short questionnaire: PARQ-short-version.pdf (bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com) and email it to Tina at: telbikam@lincoln.ac.uk |
THT0005, Think Tank, Brayford Campus
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Social Running Club
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17.30 – 18.30
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This group is open to both colleagues and students and meets in reception at the Brayford Campus Sports Centre every Thursday at 17.30. Whether you have signed up to the Lincoln 10k, London Marathon, or at the start of your running journey, the social running club is a great way to get into fitness, meet new colleagues and get outside. The sessions are informal, with a chat at the start of each run where Ian Eassom, our Wellbeing Coach, can support individuals with their needs on the day.
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Sports Centre, Brayford Campus
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Social Running Club
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09.00 – 10.00
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This group meets every Sunday at 09.00am at the Café in Boultham Park, Lincoln Café Linkage | Boultham Park Lincoln. It is open to both colleagues and students and has the same format as the Thursday night running club. The group meet at the end of each run, back at the café where there is the opportunity for coffee and cake for those who wish to stay.
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Boultham Park Linkage Café, Boultham Park, Lincoln, LN6 7PH |
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Lawress Hall Wellbeing Room
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The Wellbeing Room at Lawress Hall is open Monday to Friday, 08.30 until 17.00 and has plenty of comfy seating where you can access crafting activities such as jigsaws, reading books, colouring books and painting materials. It is the perfect space to ‘get away from your workplace area’.
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Give Back Days
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The University’s Give Back Day scheme enables any colleagues to have two days paid leave a year to provide the community or a charity with their time and support.
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Book Club
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The UoL Book Club meet once a month and alternate between Lawress Hall campus and the Brayford Campus. It isn’t your typical Book Club where everyone is reading and discussing the same book, but more of an opportunity for our members to have an informal meet up to discuss books we have read, books we want to read, books we want to recommend to others and exchange books with each other. |
If you wish to be added to the Book Club teams channel, please email:
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Kitchen Garden
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Providing space at the Brayford Campus for students and colleagues to grow their own food, the Kitchen Garden can be found behind Witham House (where the Chaplaincy resides). It was established in 2017, alongside a small number of heritage variety apple trees that were planted in open spaces around the Student Village. A water butt to collect rainwater was installed around the back of the Witham House building to help with the watering of the garden. All volunteers, colleagues and students, to partake in the upkeep of the Kitchen Garden. We usually meet regularly on Wednesdays between 1-2pm and if you would like to join us please email us at: environment@lincoln.ac.uk
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To find out more about how you can sign up
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If you would like any further information about our social activities or would like to add your club or activity to this page please email staffwellbeing@lincoln.ac.uk