Lockdown Continues in South Manchester

Now we are in 'Tier 3', so we are allowed out in groups of six, several of which groups can be seen below in Wythenshawe Park on a beautiful Saturday morning in December. Takeaway coffees from the cafe that we are pleased to see remains open.

It's a 20 minute bike ride from the park to East Didsbury, on a route that crosses the Mersey at Simon's Bridge - built by Henry Simon in 1901, much to the relief of the poor people who had until then been obliged to ford the river in Northenden in order to cross hereabouts.

Having reached Didsbury we were allowed to abandon our bikes in favour of a walk with Michael, Sarah and Isabella in Fletcher Moss Park. Very nice too. Sue got to push the pram.

Meanwhile, work has started on the landing redecoration. There's a bit of tricky filling to be done up there, perchance?

After a visit to see Dot today (6 December), we got a bit of evening exercise and noticed that there must be a lot of peer pressure in nearby Westwood Avenue, where Rick and Les live, as virtually every house is decked with bright Christmas decorations!

That's it from another exciting weekend in Timperley...