St Mary's Church, Stockport

5 GoodGymers have supported St Mary's Church, Stockport with 2 tasks.


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Hannah WestJordan
Ben FosterLaura Boldison

The tilers return

Tuesday 3rd December 2024

Written by Laura Boldison

We returned back to St Mary's Church for a second week to fix any final loose floor tiles. ⛪️

Meera and Laura ran the 3km to the Church, with Ben, Hannah and Jordan meeting us there. It was great to meet Jordan doing his first GoodGym task in Stockport. 👋

It was great to see that those we fixed last week were still looking good despite being walked on. 🙌

Today we mostly focused on adding dried mortar to increase the stability of the loose tiles. 🔨

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StockportGroup run
Hannah West
Ben FosterLaura Boldison

Learning a new trade

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Written by Laura Boldison

After a chance conversation with the vicar at St Mary's Church at Foodie Friday in September, we were invited to assist with fixing some of the tiles on the church floor. ⛪️

Being such an old heritage building, the tiles has become worn and uneven in areas with high foot fall. 🧱

We were tasked with removing the tiles, trying to remove as much of the old, dried motar and then putting these back down with fresh mortar. 🔨

Putting the tiles back down was just like creating a jigsaw! 🧩

This was a new skill for most of us but we were fortunate to be assisted by representatives of the church who could show us the ropes. 🙌

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