A rather spectacular light show greeted 6 GoodGym-ers at our meeting point at The Royal Naval College in Greenwich for tonight's task. The subject of the show was, ironically, time, which was something we didn't have to spare in order to find out more about the display.

So, onwards and upwards we pushed, through the swathes of autumn leaves, to the top of the Maze Hill area, where our task started, distributing leaflets advertising the Blackheath Age Exchange Christmas Fayre to the houses on several roads. Cue letterbox relays and lots of discussion over the huge range of buildings en route, in which the occupants are now hopefully discussing what a great event the Fayre will be...! 

Mission accomplished, time had once again caught up with us and called for a group photo before going our separate ways.

Welcome Magdalena and Aman on your first group run & task! Hope to see you again soon!

Our task next week is at the St Richard's church, sign up here: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/helping-at-st-richard-s-centre

Have a great week all!

Two GoodGymers joined forces with the other dedicated parkrun volunteers to help support the junior parkrunners, ensuring their safety and making sure they had a fun, memorable experience.

The love and enthusiasm for junior parkrun continue to shine, no matter the weather! Despite the chilly morning, participants and volunteers alike were unstoppable, with sunshine greeting everyone as the event kicked off. It was truly heartwarming to see the dedication of siblings who came out to support each other. Not only were they cheered on by their parents, but they also came prepared with a positive attitude, ready to enjoy the event together.

One of the highlights was the warm-up session, which was led by some of the children themselves. It was a wonderful sight to see young participants confidently guiding the group and setting the tone for the event.

What truly captured the spirit of the day, though, was the way the younger siblings supported their older ones. It was so cute watching the little legs in their dresses racing alongside their older brothers and sisters, offering encouragement with every stride. It was clear that these young athletes are already learning the importance of teamwork and support at a very early age.

A special mention goes to two children who completed their 11th junior parkrun and earned their well-deserved wristbands. Congratulations on reaching that milestone.

It’s always a joy to be part of these events—so glad I came! What a fantastic way to kick off the day.

Until next time. Cecilia D 🍀

7 Goodgymers and two friends of Clean Up Charlton, including one of our local Councillors, met on a sunny morning in SE7 to make our streets a lot cleaner.

How much fun is litter-picking with friends? It CAN be lots of fun - we filled 4 bags of items for recycling and 12 bags in total, weaving our way around the roadworks in SE7. Well done to our smallest litter-picker - showing the Councillor how to deal with those plastic bottles and impressing him enough with the CAN-do attitude of GoodGym so that he joined our usual coffee session in M&S despite his busy day. Thanks to everyone for your hard work and your laughs!

*Check out the photos!

The Goodgymers have been out and about again this week, taking part in parkrun volunteering roles. Linda took the lead as Run Director, making sure everything ran smoothly and safely. Roles were well allocated, and I positioned myself near the café—joined by *Mimi. I was one of the marshals, cheering on the runners and great to spot some familiar faces out there — a few GoodGymers were running too! It was another fantastic morning for a run—blessed with sunshine, though it did turn a little nippy toward the end! All in all, what a great way to start my Saturday—being outdoors, giving back, and feeling part of the community.

Not tried parkrun volunteering yet? You should — it’s loads of fun and totally worth it!

Till next time, Cecilia

Brought some Pumkins Down for Pauline ,Karen , (the kids to Smash) had a cup of tea , catch up with the old ROOTS4LIFE Team , for the local Community

In tonight's task: Goodgym Greenwich foil the Rhubarb plot at Prince Phillip Maritime Collection Centre...

An unseasonably mild 5th November saw 8 GoodGymers make their way to Prince Phillip Maritime Collection Centre in Kidbrooke, where our tasks often involve gilded ceilings, or work in the thriving community garden.

A veritable rainbow of fireworks guided us on our run, and once at the task we sparked into life in the community garden area, cutting back some amazing smelling but slightly overgrown rosemary, weeding the woodchip paths, and clearing wilted tomato plants. A sad part of the task involved removing a giant sunflower (a definite sign that Winter is Coming...) but a cut back of the huge Rhubarb plant provided a great harvest we'll be stalking about for weeks.

The run home loomed, and we managed not to crumble, however being accompanied by the flash, bangs and whizzes of fireworks, poor Rhubarb was unable to utter the immortal lines of "It's all gone quiet..."

On Sunday we've got Clean up Charlton and next wednesday we're leafleting for Age Exchange.

Thank you all & catch up soon!

Sarah