Wire did we run around like headless chickens?!

26 Goodgymers helped their local community in Norwich
Steven Hitcham
Katy
Bill Edmonds
Robert Organ
Darren Watkins
Elizabeth H
Millie Howe
Stephen Reed
Rebecca Bilham
David Thomson
Pete Alder
Sarah Ward
Jonathan
Raffaella Dickins-Eastick
Angela Man
Simon Ray-Jones
Kamilla Steenvinkel
Andrew Hall
Mark Webber
Kain Eastham
Paul Stephens
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Norwich

Monday 3rd February 2020

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We had one of our longer runs tonight, a mere 5.5km each way to visit Bowthorpe Care Village.

A big GoodGym welcome to Kamilla who was doing her 1st good deed.

Bill was back runner.

Considering the distance, we managed to arrive in around 33 minutes!

Hazel and her team greeted us with an array of lovely cake and refreshments, just what we needed to replenish our energy ahead of the task and run back later. Although a few/most of us that had 6 pieces of cake then thought we went a little OTT haha.

The task list for us to do were:

  • Erect a wire chicken run
  • Paint the tyres being used as plant pots
  • Put up a little fence around a new area for a memorial garden
  • Dig up a new wildlife pond

Within a blink of an eye, we were already in 4 groups and off everyone went to do the retrospective tasks. It was all outside, we were all freezing but we got the job done!

You may ask how many GoodGymers it takes to erect a chicken run? The answer is 'enough' but didn't they do a good job, evidenced by 26 of us standing inside it!

The painters did a great job and made the plain tyres look very colourful.

Those putting up the fence had a few difficulties at times but still managed to improvise and get it done.

Despite a few concerned looking care home residents looking out their window to see some random people digging a 6x3 hole in the dark, the diggers did a great job in getting a new wildlife pond dug out.

We really did do a good job. With spring approaching over the next couple of months, we have given residents extra incentive to want to come outside more and be with the natural world.

Pun credit goes to Raffy.

Katy is at the helm next week as you visit Eaton Park.


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Robert Organ

Tue 4th Feb 2020 at 11:57am

It’s amazing what a coat of paint does, those tyres look Beautiful!

Kamilla Steenvinkel

Mon 10th Feb 2020 at 9:42am

Oh yes, thank you for the warmest welcome and a superb run!! What a fantastic concept - what a running group!

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