We had a weedy good birthday

23 Goodgymers helped their local community in Hounslow
Anastasia Hancock
Alex Schatz
Will Yates
Jennifer
Andy
Dave Clarke
Sal Wardeh
Adam Parker
Michelle
Luis
Oliver Winton
Emily Oldfield
Jamie Lewis
JP
Lindsay Storie
Mikaela Benson
Matt Nash
Georgia Ford
Naveed Malik
Leticia Bessel
Alan Armstrong
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Hounslow

Wednesday 30th October 2019

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It was party night in Hounslow yesterday as we celebrated three whole years of doing good and getting fitter.

In that time we have planted trees, painted scout huts, picked plastic along the river, learnt how to prune roses, shifted several tonnes of soil, dug flower beds, weeded (and weeded and weeded), delivered leaflets and litter picked. In some of our stranger tasks we have even transported bamboo across Chiswick, washed baptismal pools, cleaned murals and dug in the snow!

Over three years you amazing people have clocked up a whopping

1772 good deeds!

We've also run countless miles, entered races, finished first marathons, done many parks runs, got PBs over all the distances, and gone to the pub together a lot. Perhaps most importantly, we've made new friends.  Here's to the next three years and all we'll achieve at GoodGym Hounslow!

We started off the celebrations with sweets, party hats, balloons and congratulations to Andy and to Mikaela for a 5km and half marathon PB respectively. Brilliant running. 

After our birthday themed warm up, we discussed what we'd most like for our next birthday as a present. Some were more attainable than others, from chocolate and wine, to a brewery, time machine and summer.

Our task for the night was at a local school that are creating a green wall to protect the children from the air pollution which is a real problem in the area. So we set off at a good pace, and arrived after a few pit stops for tricep dips and squats, to find Kate, a member of the PTA, and headteacher Debra waiting for us.

We got straight to work weeding and clearing the borders ready for the trees, and got the job done in no time at all - next week we're back at the same place to plant the 25 hawthorns and spread wood chip. Sign up here to get involved.

After a run back to base it was time for a birthday party themed fitness session. We started off with Over and Under, which the aptly named Team Winner won, then moved onto Squat Squat Goose which saw some suspect moves, followed by Planking Lions (with a fantastic show of strength from Alan, Naveed and Alex), and finishing off with Stuck in the Mud.

Happy Birthday GoodGym Hounslow!



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Richmond runner

Fri 1st Nov 2019 at 12:27pm

Happy Birthday Hounslow!!!

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Hounslow

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🗓Saturday 6:00pm

Get out in your local community to litter pick/ plog and help to keep the streets and green spaces tidy and free of litter.

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