Brisk October evening of marshalling a key junction at the Moonlit Miles event organised by MCR Parks and the council. Regular waves of runners, led by various run clubs, from 18:25 until 21:00.

Thankfully had hot coffee on hand to keep hands warm and lots of lights to keep both runners and marshals visible as the night drew in.

Super event to raise awareness about safety for runners, particularly women, over the darker winter months, with information on hand. It would be great to get a GoodGym group out next time!

Welcome to GoodGym's Jacob for your first session in Manchester!

This evening we met up outside Whitworth Art Gallery too drop off food donations and do a litterpick for 422 Community Hub. After a short loop of Whitworth Park, Jacob got to experience the Whitworth Lidl, full to the brim with students living nearby.

With donations bagged, we took a brisk walk towards Longsight and we managed to drop the donations in various bags to the reception, with only a few oats lost in transition.

While the rain stayed away, we used the Clean Up UK litterpickers with Keep MCR Tidy pink bags to scour the nearby streets for any litter we could find to give it a bit of an autumnal clean. We filled 3 sacks and found a few toothbrushes, a box, and a broken mop bucket along with the regular cans and bottles.

We ran home in our respective directions, with a few fireworks from local parks as a backdrop. All bags have been reported to Keep MCR Tidy and best of luck to Gloria in the Frankfurt marathon this weekend!

With both Man United women's and men's teams playing (and so far winning) I was called on to help out Mrs M with keeping on top of the overgrown garden.

Lots of weeds, moss, bindweed, nettles, and brambles were ripped out, by the root if possible, with only a few minor scratches and stings.

Meanwhile, the grass got a thorough mowing to help it looking ship shape. Tough but productive mission, particularly following the pond session in Stockport.