No paint, no gain. It's a GG whitewash!
29 Goodgymers helped their local community in Sheffield
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Monday 13th August 2018
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Report written by Tom Mutton
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We welcomed 2 new runners to the @GGSHEFF family last night. A big whoop, hola and cheer for;
Hope to see you on another run soon!
This week we were back off to an old fave that is the Abbeydale Picture House to continue helping CADS with their great efforts in restoring this amazing building and bringing back into former glory for use within the artistic industries and local community.
After posing for the first of many angelic photos for Kim's 101st GG Run we flew off down the street towards our destination.
On arrival we were met by SENSATIONAL STEVE & SUPER SAVERIO who gave us a brief of the nights tasks which included;
- TEAM LIFT & SHIFT INSIDE
- TEAM LIFT & SHIFT OUTSIDE
- TEAM SCRAPE
- TEAM PAINT
- TEAM WEED
All teams got straight to it and made a huge impact in a small space of time, we had passer by's asking us about how to join and much awe and wonder for the work we were doing.
Once our time was up we headed home via the U-Mix park for some paired fitness activities which this week included;
- PLANK HIGH 5'S
- PRESS UP - BURPEE - HIGH 5'S
- KNEE TAG
- MEET & RETREAT SPRINTS
Once home and stretched we heard the latest news which sadly included the news that long standing member Chris will soon be heading back to Germany. Chris has been a great member of the family, contributing loads of her time and energy into GG and being a really fantastic and social member of the group. Chris, you will be sorely missed by all and thanks so much for all of your help and time and enthusiasm!
Until next time, happy running :)
This task supported
One of the most Beautiful buildings in Sheffield.
The Abbeydale Picture Palace was opened by the Lord Mayor William Farewell Wardley on December 20th 1920, with the silent film The Call of the Road. Designed by the architects Dixon & Stienlet of North Shields and Newcastle-on-Tyne to work as a theatre as well as a cinema, it has a generous stage with a fly tower, the UK’s only remaining “iron” safety curtain, intact and in situ, with original 1950s period advertisements. The original classical proscenium was hidden by the existing plain arch when Cinemascope was installed in the 1950s, but otherwise the auditorium remains intact and the building is listed Grade II. Soon after closing its doors on the 5th July 1975, the building was taken over by Messrs A & F Drake as an office-equipment showroom. They traded until the early 1990s, and after some years of neglect the building was taken over by the Friends of the Abbeydale Picture House as a rehearsal and performance space for amateur theatre groups. When the Friends of the Abbeydale project came to an end in 2012, the building was bought at auction by Phil Robins. Since July 2015 it has been managed by Hand Of, a Sheffield based arts platform who organise a diverse range of cultural events.
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