Welcome to Lucy for your first GoodGym session! 👏

With the Together Trust festival just around the corner, we were entrusted with another big box of advertising leaflets to distribute around some more of the Cheadle streets. Lucy will also be singing as part of a choir at the festival too!

Sian, previous Stockport Area Activator, joined for a sharp run to the high street, before delivering to houses nearby. Great to see some friendly faces!

Our first area, just beyond the main road contained a range of beautiful gardens, with olive trees, lavender, pristine hedges and benches, plus lots of cats! While delivering, we did try and find the secret garden and may have a quick look at Rightmove for nearby house prices...

Next up was Oak Road, with bigger driveways and a few more dogs lurking behind the letterboxes. We certainly covered a few tree species 🌳 in Ash, Acorn, and Chestnut Avenue being covered.

We made a big dent in the box load of leaflets, with another batch set for next week. Likely covering an area nearer Stockport so check the sessions listing for that.

Woodbank Parkrun event #788 was joined by 258 park runners and walkers and 20 volunteers (Hazel being one of them as car park marshal for the 1st time!). The task was responsible for the traffic flow prioritizing the safety of the runners aside from the side job of cheering up/motivating them.👏 It was a success despite the windy and almost rainy situation. Yey! 🙌

If there’s one thing you can rely on, it’s that GoodGym Stockport’s litter picking sessions come with a full theatrical weather performance… and this Tuesday was no exception. Enter stage left: thunder rumbling, wind howling, and rain making a very loud point. 🌧️⚡

But fear not—our dynamic duo, the H&M tandem (Hazel & Mandy), had clearly read the script ahead of time. This time, they arrived fully prepared… perhaps even over-prepared 👀🧥🧤 (there’s no such thing as bad weather, only too many layers… right?).

Setting off along Hempshaw Lane, they headed towards the Lidl hotspot—otherwise known as the treasure trove of litter. And true to form, no rogue crisp packet or sneaky bottle cap stood a chance. 🥤🚯

But it wasn’t all about the rubbish! Between the gusts and drizzle, nature tried to steal the spotlight too 🌼. A broken bird egg added a touch of wild intrigue, while patches of brave wildflowers put on their own colourful show. Special mention to Mandy, whose eagle eyes never miss these little gems—nature commentary included free of charge! 🐣🌸

With time still on the clock (and weather finally calming down—about time! 😅), the duo extended their route along the A6, passing the college. Because why stop when you’re on a roll and the atmosphere has decided to behave? Passers-by were also appreciative 😊

By the end of the mission, a proud stack of 5 refuse bags stood neatly by a bin, ready for council collection—proof that even the most dramatic of evenings can end in tidy triumph. 🎉🖐️🗑️ All in all, not a bad way to spend a Tuesday evening:

Storms? ✔️ Steps? ✔️ Surprising nature moments? ✔️ Litter defeated? BIG ✔️

Until next time, when the weather will undoubtedly try to upstage us again… and fail 😉🌈

With temperatures reaching 30°C over the past couple of days, we opted not to run tonight and instead just walked to deliver the second set of leaflets advertising Together Trust's festival on Saturday 4th July.

Thanks to those that joined, next sessions for Together Trust leaflets are Tuesday 16th and Tuesday 23rd June 🙌

A lovely group run session delivering leaflets on behalf of the Together Trust - thanks guys! Same again next week 🙌

Today’s Hazel's workout: 60 minutes/3km walk pacing, and ~150 copies of the Stockport Post 📰🏋️ (May issue) delivered across the neighbourhood 🏡. Dogs kept things civil 🐕👍; the weather did not 🌬️😅, hence the extra layers 🧥. The second half will happen… eventually ⏳😉