Bristol

Group run

Skip along, we'll Felix this

53 GoodGymers made their way 6.0km to help the Felix Road Adventure Playground and Redcliffe and Hotwells Community Development in Bristol.

  • Bristol runner
  • Bristol runner
  • Caroline
  • Nick Baker
  • Bristol runner
  • Bristol runner
  • Bristol runner
  • Bristol runner
  • Lisa Elliott
  • Richard Breakspear
  • Darren
  • Ruth watkinson
  • natalie wooller
  • Melanie Young
  • Shona Buchanan
  • Hannah Wedge
  • Bristol runner
  • Dan Lombard
  • Felicity
  • Liam Scott
  • Abigail Rowlatt
  • Tim
  • Heather Saxton
  • Anna Tattersall
  • Sarah Young
  • Russ Cahill
  • Karen
  • Bristol runner
  • Bristol runner
  • Nia Evans
  • Clem Teagle
  • Corrie Clough
  • Katie Kelly
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  • Saskia Felstead
  • Olivia G
  • Lisa Pearce
  • Elizabeth Hancock
  • Sarah Taylor
  • Toby Gallagher
  • Simon Freakley
  • Oli Perkins
  • Alexander Braatz
  • Ross Hooper
  • Maz Wallace
  • Phil Eaton
  • Nicky
  • Paulina Dubiel
  • Janine Mariani
  • Beanie Rowe
  • Claire Packwood
  • Genoveva Arteaga-Rynn
  • Zhang Jianing
 
Tuesday, 30th of April 2019
 
Led by Shona Buchanan

It was great to have Sarah, Karen, Elizabeth, Janine, Beanie, Claire, Genoveva and Zhang join us on their first Group Run tonight, several of whom were joining us as part of the Bristol SU Mind Your Head campaign. Welcome all!

We got warmed up (and I had to warm up my Maths due to Clem's demands) then split into two groups for the night with Liam leading a shorter-run group and the rest of us heading on a 5km loop.

Tool-tal wipeout

Liam's group (with impressive 2-day post marathon backmarking from Matt) headed to Faithspace where we were helping Hotwells and Redcliffe Development Group. This was a task planned a couple of months ago which we got distracted from by helping them with an emergency that night instead. By now, our planned gardening was desperately needed! The group set to work with gardening in the small park next to Faithspace, making a big difference to brightening up the local community. Another group were given the task of leafleting about the community happenings to the local houses, which turned into more of a challenge due to the extreme lack of residential houses in the area! They ventured further afield and managed to complete the task in no time.

Don't skip a beat

The rest of us set off to our regular session at Felix Road Adventure Playground. Thank you to Richard B for wonderful backmarking on our journey along the cycle path with chair, squat and sprint fitness stops and a cheer team of a several groups of local children on wheels. We soon arrived and were met by the usual overjoyed welcome from the team. The group were split into two: a skip team and gardening team.

Team Skip got to work with with smashing and bashing (technical term) to fit all the items into the skip. I must say, I have never seen such a neatly packed skip in all my life, neither have I witnessed someone saw a wheely bin in half (nice work Russ) or get quite so into hammering things to pieces (slightly worrying, really...) Team Gardening had the massive task of tackling all the nettles, brambles and sticky willy (I promise it's an innocent thing) to clear the land for planting and make it safe for the children to play.

In half an hour the team smashed through the tasks and once again left a very pleased Felix Road team with 6 bags of garden waste bagged, 2 bags of litter picked and a full skip waiting to be collected.

Tool-y, skip-y, sticky missions complete!

Report written by Shona Buchanan


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Shona Buchanan
Led by Shona Buchanan

Continually running for that finishing slice of cake.

GoodGymers helping out
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    Make sure that no one is left behind

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    • Richard Breakspear
    • Liam Scott
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