Rachel

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Sheffield

"The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself"


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Rachel (she/her) went on a group run

Mon 14th Apr at 6:30pm

Clothes rail audits without Washi tape plaudits

Sheffield Report written by Tom Mutton

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!

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James SmithSarahGwyn WilliamsTom Mutton
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Rachel (she/her) signed up to a group run.

Mon 14th Apr at 6:30pm

Common Thread: Sorting, Sifting and Sign Making

Helping this fantastic local clothes swap initiative to reduce, reuse and recycle!

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James Smith
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Rachel (she/her) went on a group run

Mon 31st Mar at 6:30pm

Being picky in Burgreave

Sheffield Report written by Tom Mutton

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! :)

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Gwyn WilliamsTom Mutton
Rachel
Rachel (she/her) signed up to a group run.

Mon 31st Mar at 6:30pm

Pitsmoor Pickers: Joint Litter Pick

Helping this fantastic local pickers group to improve their local community

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Rachel
Rachel (she/her) went on a group run

Mon 24th Mar at 6:30pm

Arborists in Arbouthorne

Sheffield Report written by Tom Mutton

A new task for us this week. We headed up, up and away to Arbourthorne to meet with Angela at the fantastic Arbourthorne Community Primary School.

We had some lovely sunset views over Sheffield as we meandered our way up high over the Steel City to our destination for the eve.

We had a new runner this week also, a big GG welcome to Jenny.

Once on site we heard from Angela about the tasks that we to be done which included:

  • Trimming down some cut tree branches and moving them
  • Moving woodchip in preparation for planting

We got straight to it, filling bags and wheelbarrows full of woodchip and lopping back the branches of the felled tree.

The tasks seemed just about right with us getting through all the woodchip pile and the felled tree branches.

We were thanked by Angela and even offered biscuits for our troubles.

What goes up, must come down so we headed downhill to finish our run and I am sure we will be back in the future to help out again soon!

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Gwyn WilliamsTom Mutton
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Rachel (she/her) went on a mission

Mon 17th Mar at 11:00am

Spring has Sprung

Sheffield Report written by Rachel (she/her)

I took a slow 8km run/walk to Mrs W on this cold, grey Monday morning. Her garden was mostly well kept, but she explained she can't bend over to maintain it herself any more. She likes it prettily overgrown cos all the "weeds" can have lovely flowers. She said the cowslips are her favourites but I loved her Primula Denticulata that I'd never seen before.

Jobs included pulling up/cutting back all the dead plant matter and cutting down a (willow?) tree growing up through her buddleia. I also levelled a wonky birdbath and even got to plant out some sunflower seedlings! 🌻

Mrs W regaled me along the way with tales of all her travelling exploits along the years. She was ever so grateful and said my bright running clothes and energy brightened her day. She is looking forward to spending some time in the garden again in the upcoming sunny days.

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Mon 17th Mar at 11:00am

Weeding so Ms W can enjoy sitting in her garden (flexi) (wk1)

Ms W would like to be able to sit outside in her garden and enjoy the fresh air but the sight of the unkept garden is upsetting to her and reminds her of what she is unable to do.

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Rachel (she/her) went on a group run

Mon 10th Mar at 6:30pm

Clothes donation bags to boxes - sorted!

Sheffield Report written by Celine (she/her or they/them)

Tonight’s task was with the lovely people from Common Thread who collect clothes donations ahead of a monthly clothes swap, a very sustainable way of changing yiur wardrobe! After a cheeky short firness session in Pound park, the GoodGym crew - made up of Rachel, Yvette, Celine and Matthew - joined Sarah, Nick, Emily and Ollie from Common Thread to sort through baby, children and teens clothes by age; as a challenge, Sarah asked us to identify clothes we wish were in adult size!

We then moved on to adult clothes and well, we had to try some on! We then boxed the sorted clothes ahead of next month’s clothes swap; do attend, it will be on Saturday 12th April (1 - 3pm); full details on Common Thread Facebook page.

There will be more volunteering opportunities to set up and sort on Friday 11/4 evening & Saturday morning as well as to help pack down on Saturday 2-6pm. I’m reliably told volunteers get first choice on clothes! I even took a lovely pink top - the tiger top sadly only came in size 5 years old!

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Tom MuttonGwyn Williams
Rachel
Rachel (she/her) went on a group run

Mon 3rd Mar at 6:30pm

Tunnel of Shove

Sheffield Report written by James Smith

Tonight GoodGym headed to an underpass in need of a thorough spring clean. We met our old friend Simon, and new friend John, to collect equipment from Sustrans' secret lock-up. We gathered shovels, bags, pickers, signs, hoops, and a trolley, then set off to the Netherthorpe tram underpass to start the clean-up. Rachel did marvelous work clearing the gutters of leaves, and the rubbish hidden within them, with her large shovel. James held open bin bags to receive the litter which Rachel swept in. Simon and John, meanwhile, were working with pickers at opposing ends of the tunnel. Notable finds of the night were a complete birthday cake and a large saucepan. The underpass is a busy thoroughfare and we had may people passing through thank us for our efforts which is always very welcome.

By the end of the pick we had gathered 5 full bags of detritus. We took all of the equipment back to the lock-up, said our goodbyes, and headed back to the Showroom to stretch off.

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