The Yard / Horsham
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THE YARD.

WORK. MOVE. BELONG. Unfiltered

For people tired of editing themselves.

Run by Laura Thompson — Level 3 PT, founder of Connect Studio, lifelong dancer. Also building this because she needs it.

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.

Pick a
pilot.

Free to attend.
A morning of co-working, a movement block at 12:30, and a deal on drinks and lunch by being part of the pilot.

Expect real coffee, a morning of deep focus, real conversation — and a movement block at the end of the day so you leave having moved your body before your evening begins.

09:00
Doors · coffee · co-work
Bring what you need to work. Expect damn good coffee and tea.
12:30
Movement block · 45 min
PT-led. All levels. Modifications for everyone.
13:30
Lunch · food & drink deal
A discounted set for the room.
16:00
Finish up
Stay as long as you like. Go when you need to.
The day

Expect real coffee, a morning of deep focus, real conversation — and a movement block at the end of the day so you leave having moved your body before your evening begins.

09:00
Doors · co-work
Bring what you need to work. Unlimited hot drinks and a croissant — included in your £10.
12:30
Lunch · food & drink deal
A discounted set for the room.
15:00
Movement block · 45 min
PT-led. All levels. Modifications for everyone. Leave having moved your body before your evening.
17:30
Finish up
Stay as long as you like. Go when you need to.

Pilot 03 is coming the week of 22 June at a new venue in central Horsham. Date locking this week. Join the waitlist below to be first to hear when it opens.

Can't make Pilot 02? Join the waitlist — you'll be first to hear when Pilot 03 opens and first in line if a seat opens up.

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 Thompson Laura
Laura · founder · The Yard · Connect Studio
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