Bristol

Group run

Double Becker

12 GoodGymers made their way 6.2km to help the St Werburgh’s Community Centre in Bristol.

  • Bristol runner
  • Paul Becker
  • David Head
  • Lisa Elliott
  • Bristol runner
  • Melanie Young
  • VaguelyNorthernDarren
  • Phill Stone
  • Jason Thorne
  • Ed Newman
  • Bristol runner
  • Josh Cooper
 
Tuesday, 16th of May 2023
 
Led by Melanie Young
she/her

So much daylight for the GoodGymmers who met at a buzzing Queen Square in the sunshine - numerous (2) volleyball games, a drum and base solo party and lots of after-work socialising. There wasn't a spare seat to be had at King Street as we walked or ran past the drinkers.

Vaguely Northern Darren was run leading through the streets and parks and already had the team on the task by the time the walkers were crossing the bridge over the motorway.

There were various areas needing weeding and sweeping and we were soon differentiating between nice plants to keep and weeds to murder, made easier when they were growing on the path or in the wall! We found watering cans, a water butt and, just too late, a hosepipe.

Sneaking into the shady huts for our end of task photo, Paul managed to be in the photo twice using his wily cunning. Or something.

The runners set off for the return to Queen Square after a quick rendition (ish) of Here Comes the Hot Stepper, everyone getting excited about Phill's vegan millionaire's shortbread to celebrate his 200th good deed which was actually on Saturday but he forgot to offer them round so the Tuesday Group Run Club benefitted instead.

We enjoyed sitting outside at workout with a Very Funny new member of the refurbished bar staff (the bar was refurbished, not the staff, they're just new), chatting away until there was only one piece of shortbread left. We're all so polite in Bristol.

It was great to meet Josh whose first good deed was last week when I was poorly - only a few of last week's attendees were here this week so Josh had a whole lot more faces and names to get used to, helped by having two Davids/Daves - just like GG Central where we hear our Godfather Dave is not Techy Dave, who has been working tirelessly to get the website functionality back up and running!

Report written by Melanie Young


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Melanie Young
Led by Melanie Young

Area Activator for Bristol Loves being outdoors and being active, helping make the world a happier place to be one day at a time. Eats cake.

GoodGymers helping out
  • Document Checker

    Check the documents of GoodGymers applying for a DBS

    • Bristol runner
  • Photographer

    Take photos for the session report

    • VaguelyNorthernDarren
  • Back marker

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Bristol runner

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