St Helena

We help local people face incurable illness and bereavement, supporting them and their families and carers.

39 GoodGymers have supported St Helena with 12 tasks.


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Tav
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Ella J
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leaflets

Monday 2nd December 2024

Written by Frazer

it got done

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Did you hear about the two silkworms who had a race?

Monday 22nd July 2024

Written by Tav (he/him)

It ended in a tie... (friendly feedback welcome on tonights title!)

Tonight two Goodgymers glowed in the evening sun and spread more St Helena Hospice news. As well as the Community Fun Day there is also a super offer of a Creation Station - arts and crafts for all ages that St Helena can offer in Colchester.

So we looped our way around Riverside Estate admiring the variety of letterboxes and signage before running up the hill and home to fetch a well deserved pail of water.

Maybe I should have tried a Jack and Jill pun? Any ideas add them to the comments...

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When doves flier...

Monday 15th July 2024

Written by Tav (he/him)

A lovely calm evening of leafleting in Highwoods was completed with the message about a great event St Helena Hospice are hosting - their Community Fun Day on the 3rd August. Frazer and walked four kilometers around the Beverley Hills of Colchester - Highwoods!

More leaflets will be handed out to colleagues and friends but for now the good news was spread.

A little aside were the two doves that were almost run over by someones car and then appeared to follow us on roof tops! Hence the Prince inspired title...

A little throw back in the photos with a leaflet drops in 2019!

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Piers...more? Gone!

Tuesday 3rd May 2022

Written by Frazer

Looking for details about St Helena's Pier to Pier walks this weekend? We're all out of leaflets.

On this pleasant warm evening our diminished but enthusiastic team met at St Helena hospice to spread the word about the upcoming event with a last minute leaflet drop. We did better than initially anticipated, clearing a sizeable pile of flyers in the highwoods area, avoiding any dogs snapping our fingertips (although Tiffany did briefly confuse us with some cat noises), and heading home before the sun set. Hope some late signups can attend on Sunday, with plenty of local events in the coming months too.

Credit Louise for the photos (and the title 😉)

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House to house for Pier to Pier

Tuesday 12th April 2022

Written by Tav (he/him)

Whilst it has been some time since we helped St Helena Hospice it was great to do our bit with a last push for their Pier to Pier fund-raising walk. If you are interested it is on 8th May from Walton or Clacton Pier: sign up here

We met Jo, chatted about weekend running, St Helena's good work and the London Marathon. A close friend of mine is running in aid of St Helena and his fundraiser is here .

So from Leisure World we set about our delivery in Riverside Estate and will take the remainder to work places. Spirits were high after last weeks soaking and the interval sprints were met enthusiastically!

Well done on our first Tuesday task and we hope the new routine will catch on.

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Emma WoollardBob ThompsonTavNaomi BurkeDan Norkett

Bumps upside your head...

Wednesday 12th February 2020

Written by Tav (he/him)

*Fifteen beautiful people spread a little love and leaflets in the Dutch Quarter and St Mary's Field area. *

We began our group run with some amazing news of local and national Goodgym events and community missions as well as the Goodgym Games in Oxford!

Vanessa is our shining star with her epic PB as she approaches 100 good deeds!!

We warmed up in the windless but cold night and leafleted like a storm. (Storm Goodgym??)

Once complete it was time for a race and we relayed up and down Balkerne Hill with the winners being rewarded with squats! We kept moving with Wagamama on our minds and a solid stretching and strength session before making our way for a well deserved meal.

Epic as usual. Nom nom.

If you are reading this and wondering about the title...well we found a Mr Bump cup abandoned in the road and adopted it. Cute.

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