Last week, 7 Goodgymmers went to Peckham Rye Tiny Forest to do some weeding.

First to arrive at our meeting point, Old Spike, were Steve and Nelly. I arrived late to find them waiting outside, having a jolly natter. David arrived next, followed by Rosemary and Goodgym tourist Pippa 👋

After a quick warm up and ice breaker, we set of for an artificially long run whilst Steve walked there - this was a smart move since in the humidity, running felt surprisingly hard! A slog around the park, but worth it because it will make us stronger..

We arrived at Tiny Forest - James was already there, and Steve too. They'd already got stuck in. We followed suit, wading and weeding in between the trees. It was a chilled out kind of task, with chatter about recent news reports (someone got arrested for carrying gardening tools?!) and where to go for a drink after the task. The consensus was Franks cafe, which coincidentally was also someone's answer to the ice breaker question: "Whats your favourite place in London to go to in the summer?" 🌇☀️

Last night’s GoodGym mission took us to a local school to lend a helping hand to the brilliant team at Cultivate London — a charity that promotes urban agriculture, training opportunities, and community green spaces. Our task? To bag up an mountain of fallen leaves so that they can become mulch that Cultivate can use to nourish plants and sell to support their the charity.

We were picking up where GG Ealing left off the night before, and had a target number of bags to hit — challenge accepted! 💪 Armed with wheelbarrows, tonne bags, and sheer determination, we got to work.

Under the seasoned leadership of Maxime, our team got stuck in with the usual GG energy. Everyone brought their A-game and soon enough, bags were filling and wheelbarrows were being ferried across the playground.

The fitness element of the evening didn’t let us rest on our laurels either. We threw in a series of bun-boosting exercises to really feel the burn and strengthen those peachy (clementiney? Watermelony?) butts.

After a huge team effort, and a serious volume of leaves cleared, we ran back to base for a well-earned stretch

**Next week’s task is back at Chiswick House – hope to see you there!