Mrs B is a fiercely independent lady and despite numerous health setbacks, is resolute that she can get around on her own two feet. To help with that, I went along to put together a new 4-wheel (just number of wheels not 4-wheel drive...) mobility buggy.

With an old toolbox and sparse instructions, I set to work, ably refreshed with a fizzy vimto. First the wheels were attached, then the handles and brakes, then a seat and hidden bag to keep valuables, and finally a safety bar.

After tightening the screws and checking the handles for height, Mrs B seemed very pleased with it. I disposed of any packaging and cleared up as I went, leaving Mrs B to enjoy the rest of her Sunday.

NB. No photo of the finished product but of a park on the way home.

Welcome to Denisa for your first GoodGym outing!

Today we were in Peel Park Salford to help with some gardening and park maintenance alongside a few other local volunteers.

With litter at a minimum, we focused on weeding and clearing some dead plants from one of the beds before filling in bare sections with fresh mulch. Bit by bit, the grass and weeds were removed while someone waiting on a train spent their time trimming a lavender bush that was past its best.

A combination of wheelbarrows and dragging tonne bags to the site made sure the bed was looking much tidier and hopefully healthier for the plants that were still there.

Good session, with several Peel Park parkrun runners/volunteers in attendance, and a nice morning for it too. The next session is on 19th April.

After fueling up for the task☕, four GoodGymers — Emily, Hazel, Mandy, and Ben — set off to explore new streets for this week’s Stockport Post distribution 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️. As they went door to door, the conversation bounced from UK political parties 🗳️ to the far more serious topic of everyone’s height (debating whether one should be taller than 5'3"… or perhaps shrinking over time 😂).

Hazel also expanded her vocabulary with the phrase “pish pash posh” — the team’s description of tonight’s delivery route thanks to the closely packed houses around Shaw Heath 🏘️. Thanks to that layout, it took them just 30 minutes to deliver the remaining 200 copies of the Stockport Post March issue 📬.

All in all, a purposeful stroll around the neighbourhood, made even better by the arrival of real spring weather 🌼☀️!