Hew put that bench there

5 Goodgymers helped their local community in York
Carl Wain
Michal Czekajlo
Nicola Gover
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York

Wednesday 6th October 2021

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Louise arrived to lead her first Goodgym Community mission, keen and rarring to go. We had a passer by wanting to relay her concerns about missing people to a captive audience. We managed to encourage her to move on so we could concentrate on the task at hand after giver her some time first. Louise and Nicky ran while Michal, Richard and myself took a map each and cycled. We managed to cover both Heworth and Derwanthorpe so great progress. Richard found lots of benches while there were also a number in Derwanthirpe not yet mapped so well worth doing. Osbaldwick next.


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Benchmapping
Plotting the benches in York so older people that need to rest their legs can get out and about with confidence knowing there is a suitable resting point.

Looks at how York does to make the place an age friendly city through World Health Organisation checks. Age Friendly York is currently looking at Getting Out And About and residents are saying they need benches to break up their journey so they can get to the shops and other places.

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