Monday 31st July 2017
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Report written by Sam Needham
Tremendous Tom had to be elsewhere, so @GGSheff had a new run leader take charge for the evening. Super Sam, on his first ever time leading a GoodGym group run (training runs not included!).
18 intrepid Sheffielders took part in wholesome volunteering fun & games (okay, that's a stretch for some of the tasks involved - but everyone did Good for the Picture House and that's the important thing!)
A special welcome to Awesome Anna, who did her first GoodGym group activity. We hope to see you again very soon Anna!
We did a variety of tasks, which Nifty Nick at the Picture House kindly introduced. These included...
Painting (but not with the green paint!)
Scraping
Lifting, moving & carrying
Cobweb removing
We then ventured outside and headed for the park, whereupon everyone had to make sweet music with the dingly donglies (Yes!), before doing box jumps and then a 2 lap Indian Run - which was probably deemed the highlight by most. Unless you count Bodacious Bash and his Brilliant Burpees.
The Showroom bar beckoned, so we ran back, doing a couple of Speedy Sprints with a bit of friendly competition on the way. Innuendo bingo stretches were last on the menu.
Back to normal service next week when Terminator Tom returns.
Time to break out of third person writing...
Thanks for putting up with me, one and all!
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.
See moreTue 1st Aug 2017 at 8:46am
Great report Super Sam! Thanks for stepping up.
Tue 1st Aug 2017 at 9:35am
Great Photos! :)
Tue 1st Aug 2017 at 12:49pm
Nice!!
Sheffield
Keeping the local area spic and span and enjoying a posh coffee after