Bikes in the Backies

6 Goodgymers helped their local community in York
Carl Wain
Katherine
Michal Czekajlo
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York

Thursday 24th June 2021

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Six of us met, appropriately at a bench, to carry out this benchmarking exercise. Part of a massive commitment by Goodgym to run every street of York. We were so keen that 4 of us were half an hour early. Great opportunity to catch up with Nick and Babbs and to meet Katherine. Nick was our Knight on shining bike by joining the task last minute but only had cycle shoes as a result. So Nick and Babbs cycled around Clifton Backies and discovered some lovely ornate benches. It is said amongst the locals that there was a carved wooden bench called the witches corner but it has mysteriously disappeared (well, vandalised unfortunately). Michael and Louise did one set of streets and found plenty of unmarked benches while Katherine and myself decided to clock up some additional distance by having our map upside down and going in the wrong direction (I take all the credit for that one).


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Age Friendly York
To map benches in the Micklegate Ward

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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