Last night’s GoodGym mission was a heartwarming, food-rescuing adventure as we teamed up once again with Under One Sky, a brilliant charity dedicated to supporting people experiencing homelessness across London. Their work focuses on direct, human-to-human connection and consistent support, often providing food, conversation, and care to those living on the streets.

We kicked things off with a visit to our first bakery stop. Unfortunately, there were no leftover goodies this time – but they kindly pointed us toward their sister branch, which turned out to be a jackpot! They handed over a generous haul of unsold treats, and with bags securely packed, Harvey and I made our way through the city streets, live location tracker in hand, chatting all things racing as we navigated to our next stop.

Next up: a short run over to Pret, where we were joined by Susan. As always, Pret came through with generosity, handing over three full bags of fresh food.

By the time we returned to Under One Sky’s base, their cart was looking deliciously full – jam doughnuts, flaky pastries, fresh sandwiches, matcha pots, and more. All rescued, all ready to be shared with those who need it.

It was a productive night – good company, good chat, and most importantly, a positive impact made.

Until next time!

🌩️ Thunder, Tasks & Trivia Triumphs! 🌿🧠

A distant rumble of thunder kept us guessing as we gathered for this week’s GoodGym session, but it takes more than a bit of potential drama to throw us off course. Despite a power outage on the tube delaying our task owner, we were well-prepped with a list of garden jobs sent over in advance – and as always, we were ready to dig in.

Before setting off, we limbered up with a quick warm-up and this week's question was pub quiz themed: How many pubs are there in London? Guesses ranged wildly, but Jordan was closest to the correct answer – a a whopping 3,500 pubs! That’s a lot of potential quiz venues…

🌱 Once we arrived at the garden, we got straight to work. There was no shortage of tasks to keep us busy:

• Shifting lemon trees into position
• Plenty of watering to revive thirsty plants
• Weeding pathways and beds
• Sweeping away debris
• Turning compost and moving it around the garden

The garden was soon buzzing with activity and teamwork and the time flew by.

💪 With a few minutes to spare after finishing the tasks, we squeezed in a post-task fitness session featuring:

• A 3-minute mountain legs challenge
• A 3-minute arm burner, in honour of International Chest Day at the gym – we're very on-brand! The result? Some burning muscles and a sense of achievement!

🏆 Then it was quiz time - the team headed off to the pub. With the muscles having been given a serious workout it was time for the brains to get a turn in the hotseat. I'm happy to report the team absolutely smashed it, scooping gold. Huge congrats to all our GG geniuses!

📍 Next week, we’re heading to Paradise Cooperative to lend a hand. If you enjoyed working in the garden this week, don’t forget we have a weekly community mission to help out at the Doddington Community Garden Kids Club – check it out and sign up here.

Have a great week everybody!