It was good to welcome a team of 8 GoodGymers to help the residents with the Lonodn Road Litter Pick. Despite the drizzly conditions, we had an interesting time making the lower half of London Road clean and tidy, and including the car park at the medical centre - which always gives us plenty to keep us busy. We filled a couple of bags each, and even found a television, a kitchen work top and a massive mirror to add to the pile of bags. The local team were so pleased to have us helping out to keep this major entrance road to Luton looking clean and welcoming. Well done team.

This week’s GoodGym adventure took us back to the wonderful team at Azalea, where we helped wrap up the festive season and give the space a fresh new feel 💫.

🎅 Core task: Packing away Christmas! Baubles were boxed, tinsel was tamed, trees torn down and fairy lights were gently untangled and stored with care. Packing away decorations always leaves a place feeling tidy and ready for the new year!

🎨 Meanwhile, we grabbed brushes and added a fresh lick of paint around the radiators where radiator guards had been removed 🖌️

📦 Down in the basement store room, we sorted, stacked, and streamlined supplies, making the space more usable and organised.

🧹 Then it was time to vacuum the carpets of the tinsel and tree debris, leaving the place looking spick and span. We might not have worn capes, but we definitely brought the sparkle ✨.

🪜 And let’s not forget the stairs, so many stairs! Our quads got a bonus workout as we zipped up and down, clocking up steps like pros 📈.

🏃‍♂️💨 With the tasks complete, we hit the town for a run around and a steps-based fitness session to really work those quads! Who needs a gym when you’ve got GoodGym?

💖 Huge thanks to Azalea for welcoming us back. We love supporting the amazing work you do. And hats off to the team for bringing energy, elbow grease, and good vibes to every floor!

Congratulations to Fitsum for joining his first session with us, hope to see you again soon!

We had a fabulous team out this morning to help with the monthly Dallow Downs Litter Pick. When they list the task as a litter pick they don't always warn us about the scale of the task, but there is very little that can discourage the GoodGymers in Luton. We started off with litter pickers and hooped bags, but then Sophie - the task owner mentioned that, hidden in the trees was a mountain of items that looked liked they had been tipped from one or more of the houses backing onto this once green space. Always up for a challenge and a work out, several of the team relinquished their bags and were led by Gill up into the trees. Omar retrieved two tyres, and not long after Gill found two tyres still attached to their wheels. These were soon carried down the hill to the entrance of the pathway. They might have been feeling time, but soon Fawaz and Abdulrahman were walking down with a double matress. Two more matresses were unearthed, and additional execricse was gained from some competitive matreess racing fromAbdulrahman and Fawaz on Team A and Ezrik, Atsiba , Teklay and Mohammed. While the team of two did finish first, the VAR decided there may have been some cheating, as they gave themselves a head start. And Abdulrahman and Fawaz then had a further race while carrying kitchen cupboards up high. Nuriya and Zainab did a fabulous job of continuing with the litter picking in the park while all these shenanigans were going on. It was just a shame that Zain ended up slipping down the hillside in the mud at the end of the task, with no matresses there to break her fall. Congratulations to Mohammed as this was his first GoodGym Community Task. We think he enjoyed it, and hope we haven't put him off getting involved in future tasks.