Another productive gardening session to clear up the space for Mrs L. Despite the regular rain and hail showers coming through, it was just about dry enough to give the lawn a thorough mowing before hacking away at the weeds that had bloomed over the spring months.

With a good rake, broom, and handy manual garden tiller or cultivator, I managed to clear the fallen leaves and thoroughly dig over the beds to remove a whole network of roots and weeds to allow more intentional plants to start/continue growing.

As more hail was coming in, I managed to quickly finish and store the tools away before getting too damp. We had a quick chat about ongoing health issues and the future tasks of chopping some of the trees and hedges down at the back of the property.

Fresh morning at Fletcher Moss parkrun event number 292 after the overnight rain. Big thank you to the 19 volunteers who helped make it happen, with quite a few missing due to the Easter hols.

360 runners and walkers completed the 5 km course with 49 new PBs and 81 first timers including 18 doing their first ever parkrun!

Scott and Ben filled their backpacks to go rucking along the Bridgewater Canal to deliver lots of tins and food to Manchester South-Central foodbank, with the drop-off point being the Chester Road Tesco.

Some of the items donated include:

• Easter eggs 🐣
• Peanut butter 🥜
• Tinned meat and tuna
• Pasta sauce
• Spaghetti 🍝
• UHT milk 🥛
• Pesto

During the run along the canal, we passed Embassy Village, a few barges, plus Old Trafford and lots of runners.