A Stranger Things Christmas Tree

Spotting a Stranger Things Christmas tree in Manchester.

We went to Manchester on Thursday and upon arriving at Manchester Piccadilly station we sere surprised to see this Stranger Things Christmas tree!

The 'Upside Down' side of the tree

A BMX 'bauble' on the Upside Down side of the Stranger Things Christmas tree

Videos:

• A Stranger Things Christmas Tree at Manchester Piccadilly railway station 1
• A Stranger Things Christmas Tree at Manchester Piccadilly railway station 2
• A Stranger Things Christmas Tree at Manchester Piccadilly railway station 3

World Cycling Day

Happy World Cycling Day.

It's amazing how may different things we've seen depicted on minigolf courses - this cycling-themed hole is at Trailer Trash Jim's Crazy Golf course at Level Preston

I've been Putting At Home during lockdown as well as getting out and about on my BMX

Bridgehall BMX Track in Stockport

I found a BMX track on my daily walk yesterday.

It's only 5 minutes away from my house too!

Amazing.

It's hidden in plain sight if you know where to look.

And there's me thinking I'd explored all of my local area!

"Last pick in a gang draft"

"Last pick in a gang draft" a portrait by Emily Gottfried

The Source Park in Hastings

While walking along the promenade in Hastings last weekend we noticed some of the buildings on the seafront had been reopened since we were last in town in 2015. One in particular caught our eye as it had been boarded up when we'd walked passed it before. We found out it was previously an underground Victorian swimming baths, but is now an indoor skate and BMX park! We had to have a look inside. We were really impressed with what we saw.

Hastings is now home to the World's Largest Underground Skatepark!

Inside the Source Park in Hastings

There's a great display board near the entrance which shows how the building used to look

Some old postcards on the display

Check out the Source Park website for more information.

Edgeley Skatepark at Alexandra Park in Stockport

A view of the building work for the new Edgeley Skatepark at Alexandra Park.

On a lunchtime wander to Edgeley in Stockport I had a walk around Alexandra Park - home of the Woodstock Petanque Club. Apart from getting chased by a few geese down at Sykes Reservoir at the bottom of the park the biggest surprise was seeing how much work had been done on the new BMX and skatepark.

The Edgeley skatepark in Alexandra Park is being built on much of the area previously used as a Boules Terrain and Pistes for the Woodstock Petanque Club to play on.

Woodstock Petanque Club players in action on the terrain in October

Photo updates (22nd December 2016)

A few snaps of the BMX/Skatepark and Petanque area.

Photo update (2nd February 2017)

A snap of the BMX/Skatepark as it nears completion.

Photo updates (18th February 2017)

The BMX and skate park is now open!

Glad I got a BMX for Christmas

You can see the petanque terrain below.

On a related theme, we also recently found out that Alexandra Park was once home to a Crazy Golf course!

Related blog posts:
- Petanque
- Stockport

Links:
- Woodstock Petanque Club
- Alexandra Skatepark Association
- The Friends of Alexandra Park
- Alexandra Park