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Wed 18th Jun at 6:30pm
Hounslow Report written by Anastasia Hancock (she/her)
Phew – it was a warm one last night as we returned to the beautiful Chiswick House for another impactful GoodGym session!
This time, our task took us to the dog playground, where a massive pile of mulch was waiting for us. And as well as being huge it was also quite compacted,which added to the hard work. But we weren’t phased. Especially as our aim was to make the dogs of Chiswick as happy as possible with a freshly mulched play area.
Armed with barrows, rakes and enthusiasm, we set to work. The pile soon turned out to be no match for our big team. We raked, shifted, scooped, and (squeakily) wheeled mulch across the playground. Several dogs passed by mid-task, offering us an approving wag – the highest form of praise, obviously.
With the job wrapped up in no time, we relocated to a lovely grassy spot nearby for a bit of strength and conditioning - and a much needed cool down. We worked all the major muscle groups and tested our mettle with various planks. After returning the tools, we jogged back to base for a good stretch and a debrief.
Coming up: We’ve got a mission this Saturday at Chiswick Allotments in the sun.Sign up here to keep the good deeds flowing!
ps Did we mention it was hot?
Tue 17th Jun at 6:55pm
Mon 16th Jun at 6:30pm
Wandsworth Report written by Anastasia Hancock (she/her)
Last night, a small but sweet GoodGym Wandsworth team took to the streets for a successful session supporting Youth Battersea – an organisation doing brilliant work in the community. Their mission? Creating a safe, supportive space for local young people to build confidence, skills, and friendships and giving them access to trips, experiences and visits outside of London.
We met John and Charles, who gave us a great overview of what Youth Battersea is all about, and why getting the word out is so vital. One of the main ways they raise money is through a ball in November, so it was our job to get news of the event out there. Just before we set off we did a warm up, discovering the mathematicians among us and discussing the ultimate debate: night in, night out, or night out-out? The out-out crew just edged it… which can only mean one thing – GG Wandsworth social coming soon!
With over 50 envelopes each and a trusty map, it was time for the off. We quickly formed a very efficient human chain to cover nearly two miles of letterboxes in no time. Cheski, showing her flyer finesse, even managed to find a way into a block of flats and smashed through a big bundle in one go – extra points for elite flyering!
Halfway through, we stopped for a mini strength and conditioning session – complete with some very impressive press-ups and excellent plank form. We discussed dinner plans and even a post-task picnic but there were still flyers to deliver and we were not going to shirk our responsibility for a sun drenched evening on the common...however tempting it sounded!
With our job nearly done, we powered through the final streets, stretched it out at base, and wrapped up another purposeful and positive evening. Next week we're off to a local school for a task involving slides. Yup, you read that right. Sign up here to join the fun and find out more!.
Mon 30th Jun at 6:30pm
This local nursery will have a better environment to improve and enhance their learning
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Support Under One Sky to get food to those who need it most
Read moreSat 14th Jun at 10:30am
Wandsworth Report written by Anastasia Hancock (she/her)
One hot Saturday morning, two (slightly battered) wheelbarrows and one enormous pile of mulch was no match for a team of four strong GGers!
Mon 23rd Jun at 6:30pm
Mon 16th Jun at 6:30pm
Help support our local youth clubs
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Wed 11th Jun at 12:24am
Hello! How can I sign up for the 2-3pm session?
Wed 11th Jun at 11:12am
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Wed 11th Jun at 11:27am
Hi Danial, great to hear you're going to join the session! If you just sign up to this page I'll let Lisa know you'll be at the afternoon walk. Let me know if you have any issues
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