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| Credit: Nigel Taylor |
Andy's Man Club, men's support group
offering a safe place to discuss mental health issues, is going from
strength to strength. To raise awareness of the group, which in turn
will hopefully lead to more support for those who are struggling, AMC
decided to volunteer at a local Parkrun, an
international event and a 5km dash though a public park happening
across the world.
Last
Saturday AMC members from a few different groups met at Shroggs Park
in Halifax at 8:30am for their Parkrun. Yes, I got up earlier on a
Saturday than I would to go to work. It was all good though, and we
cracked on with setting up the course by dropping cones and putting
up a gazebo at the start / finish line. (We all soon huddled under
this as, shock, it started raining in Yorkshire.)
Some
of us ran in AMC t-shirts, some of us- including me- marshalled in
branded gear, cheering on the runners and waving them in the right
direction around the course.
A
great event that was well-received and well-attended. If AMC takes
over another Parkrun I'll probably run in it, again branded up. Check
out Andy Steer's great Facebook album covering the event. Also see Nigel Taylor's great shots.
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