The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted some of the great community spirit in our region, shining through all the doom and gloom.
And two friends are embodying just that, dressing up as the famous Marvel superhero Spider-Man in Stockport and spreading joy around the area.
The work of the Stockport Spider-Man was highlighted by the Guardian’s North of England editor, Helen Pidd, who posted about the mysterious figure on Twitter.
She wrote: “A mysterious figure known as the Stockport Spiderman has been cheering up isolated children. The Stocky Spidy can be spotted for one hour each day when he takes his daily government-sanctioned exercise. You can request he visit your street too”.
There’s even a Facebook group dedicated to Stocky’s very own web-slinger, where people can request him to visit their street – as long as the kids stay inside and watch from the window.
The description reads: “Stockport Spiderman is actually two friends who together are taking to the streets to put smiles on faces of their local communities. Spiderman follows strict government guidelines when out and about and always keeps social distancing in place.
“When you see him please shout from your window but do not come outside. By all means take photos and videos and post them in here. Why not even have your little ones draw up a Spidey drawing saying ‘Spidey stop here’ and hang it in your window.
“We hope that this small gesture is well received and putting smiles on faces around Stockport. Ps. Spidey will try his hardest to get out as far and as wide as possible within reason but if he cant he will do videos for all the kiddies who don’t get a chance to see him. Stay home, stay safe and keep smiling beautiful people of Stockport”.
If you live in the area and want a social distancing-safe visit from Spidey, head over to the Facebook group and drop him a message.
