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Record Breaking Mission!

3 GoodGymers made their way to help the Sustrans in Birmingham.

  • Laura Smith
  • Louise Portelly
  • Birmingham runner
 
Saturday, 12th of November 2022
 
Led by Jonny Carter

3 GoodGymer's joined the Charity Sustrans for a little pick in Osler Street Park, which was organised by Ruth from Sustrans and our very own Laura from both GoodGym and Sustrans!

Sustrans are custodians of the National Cycling Network and are installing some amazing portrait benches to the network, featuring local heroes immortalised as life-sized steel figures. The one for Birmingham is being installed in Osler Street park and will feature Sir Lenny Henry, Jane Sixsmith and Ellie Simmonds - as voted on by local residents.

Our job was to help make the area look nice before the art work is installed by undertaking a little pick.

We went off in groups of 2 so that one of us could hold open the rubbish bag and the other could litter pick. We found lots of parts from used fireworks, as well as lots of food packaging and even a broken vinyl record - hence the pun!

We managed to fill a couple of bags and make the area look cleaner ahead of the artwork being installed.

It was good fun and great to catch up with Laura and Louise, with Louise coming straight from setting a PB at Edgbaston parkrun (woohoo, well done!) and it will be exciting to see when the artwork is installed :)

Report written by Birmingham runner


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Louise Portelly
Louise Portelly
Sunday November 13th, 2022 10:28

Thanks Ben, great report! Good to see you :)

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