Today the Mount was buzzing with healthy fitness people enjoying the second day of winter. A friend tells me that people who live at the Mount (=”Mounties”) are just fitter and more ‘out there’ walking and running than people who live, for example, over my way, near Bethlehem. I of course, feeling loyal to my own neighbourhood, debate this, but today when I saw so many people enjoying the weather and getting into the Mount Joggers and Walkers Half Marathon, I thought ‘yes, there’s something about Mount people’.

Having easy activities where anyone can have a go seems to be very popular and make communities into great places to live. Whether it’s walking around or up the Mount or participating in an organised event, there’s plenty to do for any age and ability.