On Bank Holiday Monday evening, Area Activator Simon jogged over to Elizabeth House Food Hub on Hurlock Street after a busy day out at the Vitality 10,000 in Green Park (raced by many Goodgym legends! Definitely spotted Patrick, Tracey, Matthew and Sharon out on the course!). Upon his arrival, he was met by Adam for his 2nd run with Goodgym Islington (welcome!). After a dynamic warm-up and some conditioning drills, we ran approximately 3km across the Emirates Stadium (over Danny Fiszmann bridge) towards Caledonian Park and Market Road Gardens.

We caught up with Miriam, the project coordinator, Caitlin and Emily who had cycled directly to the task. Our objective for the evening was to shovel at least a ton of gravel from outside the Tolpuddle Café at the North of the park, and then wheelbarrow the rubble over to a new community planting plot just outside the park itself. The previous planter is already brimming with herbs and sproutings (including fresh mint, thyme, coriander and basil for the neighbourhood to forage!), and this one has been allocated for a beautiful floral arrangement.

We got straight to it, and worked as a team to shift the gravel as efficiently as possible. We were careful not to over fill the barrows, as we needed to lift them into the planters (about 4ft high). Miriam was on hand to help with lifting and shifting the barrows. Within 30-40 minutes, our team had unloaded all of the gravel into planter, and were able to start on shifting a layer of soil on top before calling it a night.

Wonderful work everyone! A great way to conclude a Bank Holiday Weekend!

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Ring Around the Rose Bowl

We will be returning to the Rose Bowl Youth Club for our next Monday night group run. Great fun to be had building their new upstairs activity area for local children and teens!

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May Social- The Owl and the Hitchhiker

After our group run on Monday 9th May, we will be heading to the Owl and Hitchhiker pub on Holloway Road. An awesome location (especially during the Summer months), and perfect for post run refreshments and food!

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