Welcome to Jocelyn and Emeka for your first GoodGym Manchester session!!

This evening was our regular start of the month litter pick, with us continuing to remove waste and discarded rubbish from parts of Ardwick. We met up in St Peter's Square, away from the demonstrations taking place, before running the ~1.5 km to Ardwick, near Grosvenor St. On arrival, we met Stella who would be taking photos and videos plus interviewing to get some insight into what GoodGym does for a digital media piece.

In pairs, we tackled the build up of rubbish, with lots of can, drinks bottles, takeaway waste, plus a lot of car parts (mats, bits of bumper, a wheel trim) needing picking up. Using any light from the street lights, plus bike lights, we managed to make the area look a little bit better than it was beforehand.

In all, we collected 9 refuse sacks of rubbish, with some of those double bagged given the weight of the contents, plus plenty of large pieces of rubbish. This was reported to Keep Manchester Tidy for collection soon.

With the Great British Spring Clean later this month, there will be more opportunities to tidy up the local areas of rubbish so check out the upcoming sessions this month.

Super effort today from Tanoshi, Hazel, Fanette, and Ben helping out the allotment group at Albermarle allotments in Withington 🌱

There was a slight change of plan with us now helping clear rubble and rubbish from a plot. There was lots of metal, rotting wood, tyres, and a sofa 🛋 (of course). With wheelbarrows, flat trolleys, and a balancing act along the way, we managed to transport the items from the plot to start filling up the skips.

Using a novel jumping technique, we split up pallets and larger pieces. Bit by bit, the skips filled up and in about 80 minutes, the group along with other plot holders managed to clear the site.

Thankfully, there was a brief respite of tea and cake with the community allotment group, before Tanoshi and Ben cleared some rubbish from the community plot, including a lot of glass, carpet, and broken bricks.

Good workout today 💪