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📍Stoke Newington Common N16 7DH
Improve Hackney's Green Spaces and Air Quality
Latest activity
Matt Burton signed up to a community mission.
Sun 9th Feb at 10:30am
The garden creates a welcoming space for the community
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Matt Burton signed up to a group run.
Mon 3rd Feb at 6:45pm
Gardening and clear up near Sunnyside Community Gardens
Read moreMatt Burton went on a group run
Mon 27th Jan at 7:15pm
Islington Report written by Simon Fitzmaurice
Despite the rain and wind from the recent storms across the country, 6 Goodgymmers spent an evening in Thornhill Square Gardens helping resident gardening expert Anna McKane with useful green maintenance. Our objective was to prepare the gardens for spring time planting and new flowers in one of Islington's largest public parks.
Freddie and Ellen helped with moving a very heavy tree trunk, accidentally left around a patch of annual snow drops around the edge of the park. Only possible with many hands and a plan! Matt lend his efforts to knocking stakes from sawn down branches around a collection of dead hedges. Caitlin and Alison assisted by using secateurs to trim down overgrown brushes, and garden forks to lift long grass from flower beds in the centre of the park. All during some quite wet and windy conditions! Great job everyone!
GOODGYM ISLINGTON NEWS
SESSIONS IN FEBRUARY
Group Run- Hornsey Rise Kickabout Playground 6.45pm, Arsenal Community Hub Monday 3rd February
Community Mission- Rose Bowl Youth Club 7.15pm, Rose Bowl Youth Club Monday 10th February
Community Mission- Caxton House Community Centre 7.15pm, Caxton House Monday 24th February
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Achilles International VI Guide Running Sessions
Every Thursday, 6pm, Various London locations
On Thursday evenings, the all abilities sports charity Achilles International holds a group run session at a London location.
Here is a list of our upcoming events and sign up pages. Runners, supporters and guides of all abilities and experiences welcome!
Paddington Rec Track Thursday 30th January https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-paddington-rec-track-db3e1e87-d1e9-4d55-8f34-fd86e1b9101a
Stratford Olympic Park Thursday 6th February https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-olympic-park-stratford-route-7cdb905f-ec50-40f7-9932-ca8debf0354c
Paddington Rec Track Thursday 13th February https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-paddington-rec-track-3f25f419-3aa6-4d75-b192-a9c3d2d4ec2f
JENKI Matcha with ON Running Spitalfields Group (February)
Saturday 8th February, 8.45am, ON Running Spitalfields
Every 1st Saturday morning of the month, ON Running Spitalfields and JENKI Matcha Café on Brushfield Street will be hosting a 5km social paced group run through East London and by St Katherine's Dock. Meeting at ON Running Spitalfields store at 8.45am (Bag drop, community shoe try ones, run register, chat and catch up!) Matcha and hot drinks on offer at special run club discount!
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Track and Towpath Social Running Sessions
Every Wednesday (fortnightly), 7.30am, Mile End Athletics Track
If you are looking for accessible training sessions that can be included in your schedule, then come and join Area Activator Simon for his fortnightly runs.
Track training is always more fun with others, and these are designed to be sociable and open to all!
Structured training sessions, followed by refreshments at The Yurt Café, Limehouse!
Wednesday 5th February
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/track-towpath-morning-social-track-session-mile-end-3
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Elizabeth House Food Hub- Lunchtime Sweep Up Task!
Tuesday 28th January, 12.45 - 1.15pm, Elizabeth House
On Tuesday afternoons, during term time, the team at Elizabeth House Food Hub have requested for an extra pair of hands to help with cleaning and tidying up their donation centre.
Expect some satisfying sweeping and surface cleaning to assist this busy team!
Thursday 28th January
Compton Terrace Gardens- Volunteer Session
Saturday 8th February, 10am - 1pm, Union Chapel, Islington
A smashing community mission for those partaking in Highbury Fields or Finsbury parkrun on a Saturday morning!
A friendly gardening group started to look after the park about 10 years ago. We are always looking for more help - with planting, mulching, pruning, and all the other things a garden needs.
Everyone welcome, no special skills needed! Lots of fresh air and a nice chance to meet local people. We meet once a month on a Saturday morning near the shed in the middle of the Gardens.
Green Guardians Spring Sessions
The Garden Classroom, Newington Green
Wednesday 29th January
Wednesday 5th February
Wednesday 12th February
Saturday 22nd February
Wednesday 26th February
Next session:
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Market Road Gardens
Tuesday 4th February
Tuesday 11th February
Tuesday 25th February
Next Session:
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Saint John's Garden: Building a Dead Hedge and Garden Maintenance
Saturday 22nd February, 11am - midday, St John's Garden
Friends of St John's Garden community group would LOVE Goodgym's help to build and maintain their dead hedges and as an optional lighter task help sweep the garden paths.
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Met League Cross Country Series- Goodgym Race Team
Various locations, October 2024 - February 2025
Met League Cross Country is a set of five 7-8km races organised by London race clubs. They are held in parks and forests around London with the routes including a mixture of grass, gravel and a fair bit of mud (it is XC after all!)
Sign up to the Goodgym Race Team for £15, and enter ALL 5 RACES for the bargain price of £20!
Newbies encouraged and welcomed- the most fun you can have running over the Winter months!
Fixtures
8th February Trent Park https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/london-met-league-cross-country-trent-park
Matt Burton went on a community mission
Sun 26th Jan at 11:00am
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Sun 26th Jan at 12:50pm
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Matt Burton signed up to a community mission.
Sat 1st Feb at 10:30am
Improve Hackney's Green Spaces and Air Quality
Read moreMatt Burton signed up to a group run.
Mon 27th Jan at 7:15pm
Joining the lovely resident gardeners at Thornhill Square Gardens for an evening of composting, watering and maintenance
Read moreMatt Burton went on a group run
Mon 20th Jan at 6:45pm
Islington Report written by Simon Fitzmaurice
Plogging is a term invented by Erik Ahlström referring to the act of picking up trash and litter while jogging. It is a portmanteau of the Swedish term plocka upp, which means "to pick up," and jogging.
Area Activator Simon met with a smashing Goodgym Islington crew for a lovely relaxed "plogging" session around the Islington and Haringey borough. Anne and Paul ran with Simon from the Arsenal Community Hub, and Dan and Matt caught up with us at the Islington Ecology Centre near Gillespie Road (looking for potential tasks with these guys in the future!).
Our objective was to collect as much litter as possible along the Gillespie Nature Reserve Walk, before dropping the waste off in Finsbury Park. We aimed to pick up awkward dropped packaging and wrappers along the hedgerows- typically hard for council workers to pick up and potentially harmful for local wildlife.
By the end of the nature reserve walk (headtorches were will utilised!), we had almost filled a black bin bag each before heading to Finsbury Park. Together, we finished off the evening by collecting more rubbish in wind block bushes in the park, and stopping just before the Parkland Walk. Top job everyone!
To celebrate another successful session in January, we enjoyed some refreshments and pizzas at the excellent Someday Canteen in Finsbury Park.
GOODGYM ISLINGTON NEWS
SESSIONS IN JANUARY / FEBRUARY
Community Mission- Thornhill Square Gardens 7.15pm, Thornhill Square Gardens Monday 27th January
Group Run- Hornsey Rise Kickabout Playground 6.45pm, Arsenal Community Hub Monday 3rd February
Community Mission- Rose Bowl Youth Club 7.15pm, Rose Bowl Youth Club Monday 10th February
Community Mission- Caxton House Community Centre 7.15pm, Caxton House Monday 24th February
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Achilles International VI Guide Running Sessions
Every Thursday, 6pm, Various London locations
On Thursday evenings, the all abilities sports charity Achilles International holds a group run session at a London location.
Here is a list of our upcoming events and sign up pages. Runners, supporters and guides of all abilities and experiences welcome!
Emirates Stadium Thursday 23rd January https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-emirates-stadium-4ed31405-80ce-454b-9765-45aed49cde03
Paddington Rec Track Thursday 30th January https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-paddington-rec-track-db3e1e87-d1e9-4d55-8f34-fd86e1b9101a
Stratford Olympic Park Thursday 6th February https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-olympic-park-stratford-route-7cdb905f-ec50-40f7-9932-ca8debf0354c
Paddington Rec Track Thursday 13th February https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-paddington-rec-track-3f25f419-3aa6-4d75-b192-a9c3d2d4ec2f
JENKI Matcha with ON Running Spitalfields Group (February)
Saturday 8th February, 8.45am, ON Running Spitalfields
Every 1st Saturday morning of the month, ON Running Spitalfields and JENKI Matcha Café on Brushfield Street will be hosting a 5km social paced group run through East London and by St Katherine's Dock. Meeting at ON Running Spitalfields store at 8.45am (Bag drop, community shoe try ones, run register, chat and catch up!) Matcha and hot drinks on offer at special run club discount!
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Track and Towpath Social Running Sessions
Every Wednesday (fortnightly), 7.30am, Mile End Athletics Track
If you are looking for accessible training sessions that can be included in your schedule, then come and join Area Activator Simon for his fortnightly runs.
Track training is always more fun with others, and these are designed to be sociable and open to all!
Structured training sessions, followed by refreshments at The Yurt Café, Limehouse!
Wednesday 22nd January
Wednesday 5th February
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/track-towpath-morning-social-track-session-mile-end-3
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Elizabeth House Food Hub- Lunchtime Sweep Up Task!
Tuesday 21st January, 12.45 - 1.15pm, Elizabeth House
On Tuesday afternoons, during term time, the team at Elizabeth House Food Hub have requested for an extra pair of hands to help with cleaning and tidying up their donation centre.
Expect some satisfying sweeping and surface cleaning to assist this busy team!
Thursday 21st January
Thursday 28th January
Compton Terrace Gardens- Volunteer Session
Saturday 8th February, 10am - 1pm, Union Chapel, Islington
A smashing community mission for those partaking in Highbury Fields or Finsbury parkrun on a Saturday morning!
A friendly gardening group started to look after the park about 10 years ago. We are always looking for more help - with planting, mulching, pruning, and all the other things a garden needs.
Everyone welcome, no special skills needed! Lots of fresh air and a nice chance to meet local people. We meet once a month on a Saturday morning near the shed in the middle of the Gardens.
Crouch End Open Space (CREOS) Volunteering Day - EXTRA SESSION!
Sunday 26th January, 11am - 1pm, Hanley Tennis Club Car Park, Greenways
An additional trip to CREOS this year for a woodland regeneration- loads of smashing forest path building has been planned! Lots of lifting and shifting- a classic Goodgym task!
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/crouch-end-open-space-creos-new-path-making-project
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Penn Road Gardens - January Volunteer Day
Sunday 26th January, 10am - midday, Penn Road Gardens
Every last Sunday of the month, the residents of Penn Road invite keen volunteers to help with maintaining this lovely community spot just off Holloway Road.
Green Guardians Spring Sessions
The Garden Classroom, Newington Green
Wednesday 22nd January
Wednesday 29th January
Wednesday 5th February
Wednesday 12th February
Saturday 22nd February
Wednesday 26th February
Next session:
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Market Road Gardens
Tuesday 4th February
Tuesday 11th February
Tuesday 25th February
Next Session:
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Saint John's Garden: Building a Dead Hedge and Garden Maintenance
Saturday 22nd February, 11am - midday, St John's Garden
Friends of St John's Garden community group would LOVE Goodgym's help to build and maintain their dead hedges and as an optional lighter task help sweep the garden paths.
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Met League Cross Country Series- Goodgym Race Team
Various locations, October 2024 - February 2025
Met League Cross Country is a set of five 7-8km races organised by London race clubs. They are held in parks and forests around London with the routes including a mixture of grass, gravel and a fair bit of mud (it is XC after all!)
Sign up to the Goodgym Race Team for £15, and enter ALL 5 RACES for the bargain price of £20!
Newbies encouraged and welcomed- the most fun you can have running over the Winter months!
Fixtures
8th February Trent Park https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/london-met-league-cross-country-trent-park
Matt Burton signed up to a party.
Mon 20th Jan at 8:45pm
Come and join us for amazing pizza at Someday Canteen in Finsbury Park after our group run!
Read moreMatt Burton signed up to a group run.
Mon 20th Jan at 6:45pm
Jog and plog through nature reserves and public parks with AA Simon
Read moreMatt Burton went on a community mission
Sun 19th Jan at 11:00am
Hackney Report written by Dan (He/ him)
11 Goodgymers arrived on this Funday Sunday task to help the Hoxton Trust with their compost area.
After a great introduction from Eslam we split up into smaller groups to tackle different areas of the composting process.
One group started turning compost and moving it into a specific area in the garden. Whilst the other starting filling the Jute Sacks, layering them like a lasagne with different ingredidents including Coffee Chaffs and twiggs.
It was great to see everyone getting stuck in, and having a go at the big wheelbarrow push over the compost hill! The garden has very little capacity so amazing to see such a big turn out to help them.
Welcome Hayder and Zharina to their first good deed! And well done Lobo and Rue for their second good deed of the day taking part in the weekly London Fields Park Run.
And well done to those that joined the social run, adding KMs to the January Challenge 🏃♀️
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Sun 19th Jan at 3:29pm
Good to see everyone and so nice to meet you @hayder and @Zharina.
Sun 19th Jan at 8:51pm
Hey rue it was wonderful to meet you . Looking forward to seeing everyone next week . Thanks again .
Mon 20th Jan at 9:50pm
Really enjoyed this, and hope to see everyone again soon!
Mon 20th Jan at 10:00pm
Great to meet you Hayder and Zharina, hopefully see you at another session soon :)
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