The first half of the 500‑copy SK Post (April issue) has been successfully deployed ✅ today, thanks to the dynamic duo Jamie & Hazel 💪. Jamie heroically cycled to the task 🚴‍♂️—clocking a respectable ~17 minutes of cardio 🔥—while Hazel took on the calm‑but‑mighty job of folding ~235 newspapers 📰✂️ like a true origami sensei 🧘‍♀️.

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe (aka another part of Manchester 🌍), Ben bravely tackled the remaining 100 copies of the Manchester Post in the Longsight area 💼📬. Another brave solo adventure by Ben!

As tradition demands, the session began with the sacred Tea Ceremony™ ☕🙏—because nothing delivers newspapers faster than proper hydration and biscuits. With only 2 joiners tonight, there was no need for strategic masterminding 🧠❌: just take a side of the street and GOOO 🚀. The outcome? A lightning‑fast ~40‑minute delivery ⚡, impressively efficient for a two‑postie power squad 💥. Speed ✅ Accuracy ✅ Dedication ✅.

There are still 250+ copies 🗞️🗞️🗞️ waiting for their letterboxes, so an extra session may be summoned 🔔 before next Tuesday’s delivery 📆—stay alert.

Bonus perks: this route is elite for cat spotting 🐈🐈‍⬛👀, so if newspapers and unexpected feline encounters are your thing, definitely join us next time 😸.

Stay tuned 📡✨

Gaynor and Ben risked the incoming rain clouds to deliver a whopping 250 copies of the Manchester Post 📰

Starting from Brunswick Parish Church, we covered some of the residential streets in Ardwick, just off Brunswick Street. Several dogs, cats, and student flats cropped up along the way, plus some very decorative benches 🐲🐉

Thankfully, the rain clouds skirted by, allowing us to complete the round to spread some positive community cheer to local residents.

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!