We weren't put off by the TEST that left us CREASED at the club
25 GoodGymers made their way 5.9km to help the Newcastle Cricket Club in Newcastle.
- Monday, 4th of March 2019
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Anji Andrews
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As cricket puns go I am pretty BOWLED OVER by that one.
A wet and windy night didn't put off 25 GoodGymers including Veerle, or 'V' who came along for her first taste of GoodGym Newcastle. Nice work V! There was a great Community Mission announcement to start off the week- we now have at least one community mission every weekend until April, mainly thanks to the fab Task Force! Check out our listings for plenty of fun weekend opportunities coming up. We had a pancake inspired warm up as the gang planned their treats for Shrove Tuesday.
We were back to Newcastle Cricket Club tonight where we started helping out a few weeks ago at a new task organised by Task Forcer Charlotte. The task there is quite simple, keep ploughing on through the clear-out that was much-needed for the function room area of the Cricket Club. We split into two teams: Team Kitchen Scrubbers and Team Function Room Warriors. Jobs included:
Cleaning out cupboards
Scrubbing an oven
Throwing out dubious out of date food
Washing a mountain of dishes
Vacuuming using a Hoover so old it was like an antique
Mopping the dance floor
Looking cool in cricket mask/helmets
And best of all we were all given a voucher to pop back next week and grab a free drink at their quiz night! WINNER.
As always, tasks were completed in lightning quick time and it was on to the fitness session which was thankfully indoors. High intensity was the order of the day as we worked our way throught burpees, lunges, jumping squats, planks, press ups and star jumps in hard 20 second reps, with Kate keeping a close eye on anyone daring to wimp out. This super workout warmed us up nicely for heading back out into the wind and rain! Well done everyone on once again really making a difference to a club that relies massively on volunteers.
Fancy a paint party this weekend? Katy's organised a rave that doubles up as a Community Mission on Saturday so get involved if you can! We'll be back doing more good things and hopefully wearing more crazy head gear as we return to Elliott House Next Monday
Happy running and walking,
Anji x
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