A short but sweet run for last nights task as we headed just around the corner from our home of The Showroom Cinema to Union Street which is the home of our friends Common Thread.

We met Jess & Fran on site who got us straight onto task initially sorting some clothes into bags for their next upcoming clothes swap or for the charity shop.

Whilst this was ongoing some of us prepped for the main task of the evening which was to take an audit of the clothes rails that are used regularly at the clothes exchange events. When put away the rails can loose their sets and/or become damaged which can cause issue on the event day if complete sound sets can't be found.

We got the rails up to check they were stable and added Washi tape to the pieces to ensure all of the correct bits could be easily identified. We also added the date as a mark of when they were last checked.

It was a great job, really well managed by Jess & Fran.

At the end we were even offered some food by star chef Ben, which we were very thankful for!

Until next time, happy running!

It was great to welcome a new runner along tonight.

A BIG GGSHEFF welcome to Lindsay.

Thanks to Joseph to spreading the word and bringing new people along.

This week we met Gerry from Sustrans along with other Sustrans Rangers and volunteers to help keep an area of the National Cycle Network looking at it's best for all users to benefit from.

We got tooled up with litter pickers, brooms and snow shovels collecting litter, brushing cycle lanes and collecting fallen leaves.

There was plenty to go at and by the time we stacked up the bags at the end of the task next to the public bins we could really see the scale of how much rubbish we had liberated from these streets!

Until next time, happy running! :)

A big GG welcome to Solomon who joined us for his first run tonight. Thanks to Annie for introducing Solomon to the group. We hope to see you on another run sometime soon!

This week we were meeting Karen and her crew in Burngreave for some more litter picking action.

The streets were busy with people celebrating Eid so there was a lovely atmosphere in the area, however there was also a lot of litter to be had!

We got tooled up thanks to Karen and headed up hill in search of litter, which we didn't need to go far to find.

After not much time at all our bags were full and it was time to head back.

It was so nice to have more light and finish in the daylight, more of this to come!

Until next time, happy running! :)

It was indeed a night on the tiles for the @GGSHF crew tonight!

We headed up the hill to The HOPE centre to meet with Facilities Manager Mark McKnight who opened up for us and lead us down into the MEGAstore where a huge amount of 'STUFF' has been stored from various work and activities that have taken place in the centre.

In the future, the hope is to clear the room in order to make it into a youth centre. Between now and then, there is a huge amount of sorting and skipping that needs to take place.

No doubt we will be back to continue the work, but on this occasion we focused on sorting and binning ceiling and carpet tiles that were no longer fit for use.

We were really on a roll and filled bags and trolleys up to the brim, ready for Marks team to wheel them out to a skip in the near future.

An excellent job was done by all, some might say our efforts were in the top percentile.. (thanks Ben).

Until next time, happy running :)

IT'S SNOWING!!!!!

Just as it started to come down we got out and got to Common Thread @Union Street to meet Jessica who welcomed us in to the lovely warm space and took us upstairs to the sorting room with offers of hot drinks and snacks! We'll definitely be coming back!

The evenings task was to help sort clothes, shoes and accessories, ready for the upcoming clothes swap that's taking place this Sat 23rd Nov. We got stuck in, grabbing bags and sorting them to make sure items were in good condition and in the correct category.

We even made a SHOE MOUNTAIN before pairing these beauties up, ready for their next owners.

It was a fantastic task and one we will be going back to over winter which is ideal for some winter warmth and light!

Until next time, happy running! :)