I am newly retired and I am finding the soil in my back garden too
heavy to work. I am now racked with pain. Planting is ok, but working
the soil is too much.

One solution would be to get someone in to break up the soil each
Spring but I have just read that grit would be a solution but I wonder
where to get it. I think I would need too much for it to come in bags
at a reasonable price.

I live near South West Manchester. Could anyone advise me on how and
where to get grit and how much it costs?

Best wishes

Colin