Monday 25th October 2021
Report written by Tabitha Skinner
It was a big night for Brent with two long lost visitors, and one goodbye!
Area Activator Pritesh was back for the first time in a long time, along with Claire who we were all happy to see visit us.
It was great to see such a big group (double figures!) but sad that it would be James's last regular session in Brent.
After a great long intro from Pritesh, James led the warm up, including the (im)memorable spotty dogs.
Once we were warm we ran the short distance to Brent Mencap who had lots of cleaning materials ready and waiting for us to tackle their outdoor area. Pete got to work with the broom, sweeping the paths. Rebecca did a little weeding before joining Tabitha, James, Monica and Helen cleaning the windows outside....with some helpful pointers from a passerby
Pritesh, Claire, Lee and Sabina cleaned the general outdoor area and posed for photos.
In no time at all it was spick and span and we stopped to admire our work and take a beautiful team photo.
Our work was done, but our time wasn't up and Claire led us to the middle of a nearby hill and gave us some pointers on mastering a hill run. We split into teams and pumped our arms up the hill, not once, not twice, but FOUR times, cheering on the other team when they ran up.
Not quite ready to finish up, we took a winding route back to Papagayo and gently cooled down and stretched. With the first task done, it was time for the second task of the night......to give James the send off he deserved. James has been part of Goodgym Brent for over two years now and we will miss him, but wish him well in his new adventures. For those who turned up just for the promise of cake, they were not disappointed as we had not one, not two, but FOUR cakes to celebrate!
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See moreTue 26th Oct 2021 at 1:09pm
It was great to see you all last night!!! Did you manage to eat all the cake in the end?
Tue 26th Oct 2021 at 3:46pm
Fun night out!
Tue 26th Oct 2021 at 4:33pm
Nice report
Tue 26th Oct 2021 at 6:14pm
There was cake left for sure!!