...Have you any litter? Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full!

A big thank you to the 9 runners for this fun rhyme that perfectly sums up our evening! On a crisp January evening, Anne, Adam, Alys, Claire, Katie, Kirsty, Jack, Nadia and Julie gathered at the Leisure Centre for a warm-up before heading over to Barnsbury. There, we collected three full bags of litter from the pavements and verges, all while enjoying great conversation and camaraderie.

A special shout-out to Jack from GoodGym Head Office, who joined us as part of his January Challenge to visit as many regional sessions as possible. Once the litter pick was complete, and after a passing motorist kindly thanked us for our efforts, Anne led us on a quick uphill run. Nadia impressively demonstrated a fantastic burst of speed, leaving the rest of us in the dust!

We returned to the starting point feeling much warmer than when we began. A huge thank you to all who participated, your efforts made a real difference to our streets. We hope to see you at the next task!

Six Goodgymers braved the cold crisp weather this morning to volunteer at Woking Junior Parkrun. There was a great turnout in general with many other volunteers and children getting together for this excellent weekly event. Wayne and Nadia were having a chat then quickly joined by Anne, Katie, Adam and Alys.

We had just enough time for a little catch up discussing our cold weather ventures and what our plans were for the day. ☀️

Our volunteers were well spread out today covering many roles like marshalling, timekeeping, and barcode scanning. 🦺⏱️

After joining the expert children doing the warmup demonstration and congratulating some milestone wristbands, we all headed to the start line.

A quick countdown and start and we were well on the way cheering the children as they went along, also encouraged by their parents and guardians. 📣 No sooner had we started we saw the tail walkers coming in to finish. 🏁

Just goes to show how a little goes along way and taking care of health from a young age is a great thing. We have a task coming up this week again braving the elements and we will hopefully find more tasks to organise in the coming weeks.

Well done, everybody. Until next time! 👋🏼