Four Goodgymers from Hounslow and Ealing were so keen to hang out with each other they signed up for not one but two tasks helping out Traid with their stock clearance. TRAID is an environmental charity working to tackle and solve the problems caused by producing, consuming and disposing of clothes.

After finishing up at the Hammersmith store, Sevan and Kash set off on foot, while Chris and I jumped on our bikes and headed over to Shepherd’s Bush, where we met Holly.

The five of us got stuck in, removing clothes from hangers, piling the stock into giant boxes and collecting the hangers up and boxing them away. Every season the Traid stores do a rotation and restock and Goodgym has been helping out for several years now.

The team at Shepherd’s Bush are always pleased to see us and within an hour we’ve usually powered through and cleared the store. Tonight was no different.

Always a fun mission helping out the TRAID crew.

Thanks to everyone for your help!

Two task Traid Tuesdays are the best, as you get to hang out with your friends not once, but twice!

Having cleared the racks at the Hammersmith store, five of us continued the evening of good deeds by repeating the job, this time in the Shepherds Bush shop.

With the staff at the store, we cleared the racks, boxed the fashion and packed up the hangers. There were also some musical bangers, or should I say hangers, on the radio, and everyone’s ears were delighted to be blessed with Lucy’s dulcet tones singing along.

We did a rail-y good job of emptying the store ready for its new delivery overnight, made even better with friends.

Arriving a good half hour before our task meant to start meant that Goodgym members got a good chance to pilfer through the books on offer and see which ones we liked the most. Personally I was a fan of the stage plays of some Twilight zone episodes but got to appreciate the 70's vinyl that was on offer.

As the store started to close we set to work, clothes off hangers and both into boxes. I (Jonathan) was on the hunt for a little black number and found a few attractive options but worried I would be showing off too much leg, you be the judge!

Holly and Harvey set themselves up for a great game of 'pair that shoe' and were quite content until the end, when we got down to the final pairs; I ask you how do you pair one non-descript shoe with another?

Thank you all for coming down, it was a big help for a new crew at TRAID and I know they appreciated it!

Back again at Sheperd's Bush with the dream team, packing away all the clothes in record time.

Props to Divya for his excellent taping skills and for everyone getting started while I sweated my way up from Hammersmith TRAID.

Bethan was alone in the TRAID Shepherd’s Bush. That didn’t matter. She was happy to get her good deeds in solo or with a gang. Luckily for her, as she started to take dresses and lengha tops from their rails, she realised she had some friends to hang out with!

Opening the door she was greeted by Lucy and Emily who had arrived on bike from the Hammersmith store for part one of the TRAID double whammy tonight. Door locked, the girls got involved with clearing the racks… and then Bethan had to answer the door again. Here was Harvey, fresh from his run. And just as Bethan locked the door and went back to her good deed, the rest of the group arrived - Analiese, Divya and Jenni!

Nicely warmed up from the task just moments before at the Hammersmith branch, we got to work quickly as helping clear all the clothes from the rails. Blouses were boxed. Polo shirts put away. T-shirts tidied up.

The favourite shoe task ended up with five of us helping out here. I don’t want to sound sexist, but all the ladies were excited about pairing shoes, whereas Divya and Harvey were quite happy on rail clearing duty!

With all the shoes paired that we could, and all the clothes off the racks, the last job was to fill one last box. Divya helped the TRAID staff to tape up one last cardboard box, and the huge pile of attire was swiftly moved into it. Many hands make light work, and we were done by 7:45! GoodGym, you guys box!