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Sun 17th Nov at 11:00am
Nottingham Report written by Rosemarie Ventiroso
Six of us gathered at Johnno's Mini Market to clean up litter and tidy the brick planters, to soundtrack of Taylor Swifts' 1989 album.
We swept the area clean, clearing away leaves and stray litter, while pulling out weeds to prepare space for new flowers. Meanwhile, Kathryn's daughter showcased her artistic talent by designing a snail to brighten up the garden.
We had help from Johnno's Mini Market to provide water for the plants, and bin bags for disposing of the rubbish.
With the planter ready, we added bulbs, daffodils, and strawberry plants To top it all off, the snail was placed as the finishing touch!
Wed 20th Nov at 12:03pm
Thanks for the report Rose. To add to this, both Kathryn and Ian from the Salvation Army sent a big thankyou to everyone for their hard work!
Sun 17th Nov at 11:00am
To make the grounds a better place for the local community
Read moreWed 6th Nov at 6:30pm
Nottingham Report written by Rachel Levick
Last night we channelled our original GoodGym roots by combining a group run and a good deed – something that we don’t always get to do in Nottingham.
Bozena, Peter, Rosemarie and Rachel met at the Bridgeway Hall Methodist Centre to head out on a jog around the local area. It was one of those evenings when half of us were running late due to traffic and general life/work chaos, so we set off a little later than planned, but we still managed a gentle 1.15 miler led by Peter.
On return to the Bridgeway Hall, we met with Leah and first time GoodGymer Faizah and the six of us enjoyed a few stretches while we waited to start the task. At 7pm we were joined by Tom and we all headed in to meet Mark from the Meadows Foodbank who, as always, greeted us with open arms and a list of tasks that he had lined up for us.
We spent the next hour hard at work around the foodbank. Peter and Tom took on the task of sweeping and mopping all the floors in the main store area and kitchen. Rosemarie and Faizah tackled a huge pile of carrier bags, dividing them into piles based on their durability (‘bag for life’, ‘bag for a few years but not life’ (?), ‘slightly less sturdy bag’, ‘paper bag’ etc etc…).
Aided by Mark’s son, Leah squashed down a pile of cardboard to leave outside for recycling. They then moved onto packing six 2-person boxes and two children’s boxes with food and supplies. Rachel cleaned the fridges and freezers and gave the pantry area a sweep and mop.
Meanwhile, Bozena had the unique task of sorting through a pile of donated books to see which were to go on the shelf in the foodbank and which would be better donated to charity. She had a great time checking out a range of ‘classics’, including a magic book where the contents disappeared and reappeared again before our eyes!
Of course we had a group photo before we left and it was great to see so many GoodGym t-shirts on show (not always possible at this time of year when we’re all covered up). Don’t we look lovely!
Well done to Faizah for completing her first GoodGym task. It was lovely to meet you!
Thanks to Mark for hosting us once again at the Meadows Foodbank. We will make a date to come back very soon.
Wed 6th Nov at 6:30pm
Help the foodbank and its staff continue to provide a service to those in need
Read moreWed 23rd Oct at 6:30pm
Nottingham Report written by Nottingham runner
We may not be able to sing like Adele, but by golly can GoodGym Nottingham paint a wall!
After a last-minute task rejig, we were back with our new friends at The Place to get them another step closer to finishing their fantastic renovations.
Rosemarie and Vytautas were giving a coat of paint to some of the trunking around the two rooms, while Peter, Nigel and Leah were cutting in and rollering another coat of white paint onto the walls.
Having blitzed that pretty quickly (many hands make light work and all that), including a coat over the area we were chipping the old paint off last week, we moved on to coating the door frames with some fresh wood paint.
As always, our fabulous hosts made us a well-earned round of tea towards the end as we took a step back to admire everything. The Place is almost unrecognisable from our first visit - the team has done an amazing job and we can't wait to see the finished rooms soon! I've been assured we'll get invited to the launch party, so watch this space!
Monday 21st October
Rosemarie Ventiroso completed 10 good deeds with GoodGym.
Rosemarie has done 10 good deeds. They are a trusted GoodGym runner and are now eligible to join their local TaskForce.
Sun 20th Oct at 2:00pm
Wed 23rd Oct at 6:30pm
Help support the Hub to combat social isolation and mental ill health through creative interventions and art workshops
Read moreThursday 17th October
Rosemarie Ventiroso been cheered 10 times.
Goodgymers have noticed what Rosemarie has done and have cheered them 10 times. We doff out caps to you Rosemarie.
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