The Yard / Horsham
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THE YARD.

WORK. MOVE. BELONG. Unfiltered

For people tired of editing themselves.

For the parent who can't fit a 6am gym slot.

For the remote worker who hasn't spoken out loud since Tuesday.

For the ex-dancer who misses the bass.

For anyone tired of three memberships, three buildings, three selves.

You don't have to perform here. Just come forward.

What you actually get
01 · Today
A pilot session
A café with good WiFi, a cracking flat white, and a PT session run by me. The first pilot is free. Bring a laptop, leave with a workout and meet some new faces.
02 · Soon
A founders' seat
The first 20 in the room become the founders. Names on the wall when the doors open. Founder pricing locked in for life. Ambassadors of what this becomes.
03 · Always
A say in what gets built
Your "tell me about you" answers actually shape it. The classes, the layout, the feeling, the music, the extras. You're not on a waitlist — you're a co-founder, helping to shape what this looks like day to day.
Now
Pilot sessions running
Forming
First 20 founders forming
Next
Permanent space · funding pending
◉  Pick a session

Come to
the first pilot.

Free to attend. 8 seats. A morning of co-working, a 45-minute movement block at 11:30, and a deal on drinks and lunch by being part of the pilot.

Spaces left · Pilot 01
8of 8
The day
09:00
Doors · coffee · co-work
Laptops welcome. Real flat whites.
11:30
Movement block · 45 min
PT-led. All levels. Modifications for everyone.
12:30
Lunch · food & drink deal
A discounted set for the room. Eat together.
15:00
Participant feedback
Tell me what worked, what didn't, what's missing.
16:00
Wind down · loose ends
Stay if you want. Go if you need.
You're in.
Your email's open with all the details. Hit send and I'll reply personally with the venue + the waiver to sign on the day. See you on the 3 June.
Save your seat
The day

Same shape as Pilot 01 — full day from 9:00, movement block at 11:30, feedback session at 15:00, wind down at 16:00. Final date locks once we have a venue confirmed. Tell me which day works and I'll factor your vote in.

You're in.
Your email's open — hit send and I'll have you down for Pilot 02.
Save your seat
Which day works better?
Neither of these dates work? Join the waitlist — you'll be the first to hear when a new session drops, and the first to claim a seat if someone steps off.
The founder

The
honest
bit.

I trained in dance. I know what it feels like to be completely in your body — music in your chest, moving without thinking about how you look or who's watching. Not performing. Just free. I've spent years looking for that feeling again and not finding it in any gym I've walked into.

I'm also a marketing founder, a PT, a mum, and a lot of other things. And I've noticed that each version of me lives in a different building, at a different time, with a different set of people. Work Laura exists here. Mum Laura exists there. The Laura who trained in dance and still feels something shift when the bass drops — she mostly exists in my memory.

That gap became the question. What if there was somewhere you could show up as the whole of yourself?

The Yard doesn't have a building yet. What it has is me, a growing list of people in Horsham, and a clear idea of what it needs to feel like: raw, no ego, community, movement-led, coffee, then back to your desk. Without the performance.

I'm building it because I need it. I think you might need it too.

The pilots are where it starts. Come to one. Tell me what's missing.

Laura
Laura · founder · The Yard · Connect Studio
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The waitlist

Can't make
these dates?

Drop your name on the waitlist and you'll be the first to know when a new pilot drops — and the first to claim a seat if someone steps off Pilot 01 or 02.

What you'll get
  • · An email the moment a new pilot is announced
  • · First-claim rights if a seat opens on a sold-out session
  • · The occasional Gravel Notes when there's something worth saying
You're on the list.
Your email's open — hit send and I'll have you down. I'll be in touch the moment a new session drops.
Join the waitlist