Indoor at The Scrapstore…What a Score!

8 Goodgymers helped their local community in Bristol
Jason Thorne
Russ Cahill
VaguelyNorthernDarren
Paul Becker
Caroline
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Bristol

Tuesday 7th February 2023

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Cara and Kirsty greeted us on this cold February evening and knowing what hardy souls GoodGymmers are, led us to the 'Play Room' as it was 'warmer' than the other rooms! (thank you :-) )

There were 4 tasks already set up. Russ and Sarah K set about cutting out paper shapes (I wasn't paying attention I'm afraid, but Sarah was upset when I said it was time to stop so it must have been fun and it wasn't just because stopping work meant it was that little bit closer for her viva on Thursday! (you're got the Dr Kappel, Horse Whisperer!!!)

Paul and Jason were cutting paper into metre-long strips from big rolls, Caroline and Nicoleta were using a special circle cutter and cut out 'hundreds' of paper circles while Matt and I, Vaguely Northern Darren, beat the world record for removing batteries and wires from 'loads' of old keyboards, before helping Paul and Jason cut more paper strips out because they were going rather slow ...

We all joined in the singing as Cara had put on the radio and it helped the time fly by! (I think everyone else joined in, but I was singing loudly and probably drowned out the others!

Before we knew it, it was time to head back with happy memories, and no (reported) paper cuts which was a pleasant surprise!

Hopefully the Scrapstore will have us back soon as it's a great Tuesday session!


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Children's Scrapstore Bristol
A Bristol based charity who are ambassadors of play!

We aim to help improve play opportunities for children and young people and to reach as many children and young people as possible. Here’s how we do it… Our Scrapstore Our Aladdin’s Cave of low-cost, varied and abundant scrap materials for creative play – safe surplus resources collected from business and industry. You can access the Scrapstore by becoming a member. If you’re not eligible, you can gain access with our Artrageous loyalty card. Artrageous Our very own quality arts and crafts shop is open to everyone with plenty of child-focused products and children’s area – our prices are very competitive and members can enjoy a 20% discount on shop purchases. We also host fortnightly free Super Saturday Sessions for families to come in and get crafty! Scrapstore Play Services We are a small dynamic team of experienced play professionals, who support, nurture, model and develop play in schools and other settings. Parents 4 Play We have designed our very own campaign with the aim to create an inspiring and informative information and chat network about play for parents, by parents. We believe play is the single most valuable contribution for a child’s development outside of formal education. Over the coming year you’ll discover P4P events and social media activity led by parents and supported by leading organisations in Bristol and surrounding areas. You can find out more on the Parents 4 Play page of this website. Our social media We are a fun bunch and post regularly on Facebook and twitter. We look forward to seeing you here at Scrapstore House or chatting online. Here’s how to find us. New!! Updated Room To Play In our Play Room we are continuing to host play sessions for families. The emphasis is on creative play and messy fun! New!! Children's Scrapstore Events See all the events we have planned for the next few weeks!

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