Woking GG Xmas Meal 🎅🏽

Goodgym Woking members got together for a Xmas meal last night at Zizzi's 🍕.

What a great turn out last night was it was fantastic to see so many turn up to celebrate a great year together as Woking GG.

Firstly big thank you to Nadia who organised the venue 👏🏻.

Karen arrived first as she was already in town helping out at another local charity 😇 followed by Wayne. The table setting was impressive full of Crackers and decorations 🎗. Adam then arrived without his crutches which was great to see, still not back to 💯 but recovering well. Adam was telling us about his house move last weekend and how grateful he was to his fellow goodgymers who assisted his 😄 Caterina arrived shortly after looking very glam and sparkly ❈. Karen was telling us about her up and coming trip to India 🇮🇳 traveling around for a month just after Xmas, sounds amazing. As the conversation was flowing Kirsty & Bryan arrived followed by Melanie he had come straight from work. Stephanie arrived followed by Julie everyone was looking very festive 🎄. Just behind Anne arrived wearing her GG Shirt as well as her red tutu ❤️ Nadia & Andy arrived followed by Alys who had brough us all little choco treats ❤️. And finally Rebecca arrived straight off the train. It was great hearing about Rebecca 1/2 marathon that she did in New York 🗽 few weekends ago.

Now that everyone had arrived we could order food and drink. Plenty of food was ordered from Pizza's to Risotto's To Pasta dishes everything looked and tasted great.

All in all it was a great night celebrating a great year with fantastic people. ❤️

On a crisp, cold morning, volunteers Anne, James and Nadia helped kick off the Woking Junior parkrun, bringing smiles and energy to the local community.

The event was extra special, as one of the volunteers celebrated a massive milestone - their 250th volunteering credit!

The turnout was fantastic, with 104 young runners taking part in the 2K course. The atmosphere was electric, with kids beaming with excitement as they collected their milestone wristbands.

The first finisher crossed the line at exactly 8 minutes, an impressive feat!

A huge shout-out to GoodGym Woking for continuing dedication to making Woking Junior parkrun a success. Well done, everyone!

After the cancellation of Wednesday community mission of carrying out a leaflet drop for Sam Beare Hospice highlighting their up and coming Xmas 🎄 fair due to myself not feeling very well I thought I’ll go out today locally and deliver some in the area, Anne popped round early this morning to collect some from me and Anne also delivered some around her area 🎄 The Xmas market is this weekend 🎅

GG Woking planned to distribute leaflets for Woking and Sam Beare Hospice, advertising for their Christmas Market and their Christmas Tree collection.

Unfortunately, for different reasons, we could not make it on time for a group mission. So a couple of us divided the leaflets and posted them in our own neighborhood.

Hopefully it means that more people will be supporting Woking & Sam Beare Hospice this Christmas.

Today, Stephanie joined the All Aboard Club to help prepare for their event at Brookwood Memorial Hall.

We began by unloading boxes filled with the train’s components and tracks before putting our best Tetris skills to the test as we attempted to navigate chairs out of a tightly packed storeroom. After a few strategic “pivots,” we successfully freed the chair trolley and set out the seating.

With the room ready, construction of the track could begin. As always, it was a fun and creative challenge, with the layout taking shape in its own unique way—finished with just ten minutes to spare before the first excited guests arrived.

This event marks the second-to-last session All Aboard Club will be able to host at Brookwood so we’re determined to make the next track even more special!

A cold and wet start didn’t look too promising for this morning’s junior parkrun, but things soon turned around. 🌧️We were delighted to be joined for the first time by the children of St Dunstan’s School, all looking smart in their maroon tracksuits and eager to have a great experience. After taking shelter in the bandstand, the clouds finally lifted and the sun made a welcome appearance.

Wayne, Kirsty, James and Karen completed their marshalling duties brilliantly, with plenty of cheering and clapping to keep the kids motivated. With the sunshine sticking around, hopefully everyone headed home afterwards for a well-deserved cup of coffee (or in my case, a cup of tea!). ☕️