On a glorious Monday evening (sun hat weather, especially for those with fair skin!), Area Activator Simon and Josh met up at The Arsenal Community Hub on Benwell Road, for the first time in 2 years. It feels so good to be back to our old group run meeting place, though we will be ever grateful for Elizabeth House Food Hub for letting us use their facilities over the last 6 months. We had a chat about our busy trips (Josh had visited Croatia recently, and Simon had run across Hadrian's Wall), before performing some warm ups up and down the access slopes to the Emirates Stadium. From here, we ran about 2km up to Hilldrop Crescent via Camden Road to arrive at St Mungo's.

St Mungo's Hilldrop House is a hub for those experiencing homelessness and accomodation issues in the Islington borough. The team had asked if GG Islington would be open to giving their residential gardens and entrance some TLC after the greenery started to get overgrown in the hot weather. Josh and Simon got stuck in with snipping branches and bushes to clear the main pathway to the entrance doorway, before being joined by Alice, Patrick and Emily, who had just arrived after completing another task in Camden (TRAID charity shop sorting). The rest of our crew lent a hand with chopping down some brambles surrounding the gardens, and by pulling away some vines that were choking the trees.

Within 45 minutes of proper graft, we had successfully filled 10 bags of green waste from the garden space and had made a real difference to the appearance of the entrance way. This is certainly a larger task, and we will definitely return soon to help out as best we can!

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NEWS

Freightliner's Farm Fun

Next Monday, we will be returning to one of our favourite all time tasks, Freightliner's Farm in Paradise Park. First time back after lockdown! Come and visit some adorable animals, and help with the running of this community farm.

Monday 27th June, 6.45pm from Arsenal Community Hub, Benwell Road.

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/group-run-freightliner-s-farm-fun

June Social - The Victoria, Holloway Road

After our group run next Monday, we will also be popping over to the lovely Victoria Tavern on Holloway Road for one of their famous pizzas, and a few refreshments.

8.45pm onwards.

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/june-social-the-victoria-tavern-holloway-road-2a85e0b6-a12c-4e4b-b398-cba749f9c6cd

Track Attack June- Victoria Park Time Trial

On Sunday 26th June, Area Activator Simon will be hosting our monthly 1 mile and 5km time trial on Victoria Park track (starting at 11am).

Runners of all abilities welcome and encouraged for a non-competitive, social run. Always followed by coffee and breakfast at the Park Café.

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/track-attack-june-2022-victoria-park