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January weekend away to Osmotherley YHA
🗓Friday 23rd January 2026 3:00pm

📍York CVS, Denham Room YO1 6ET

Great weekend of good deeds, good company and excellent fun

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Cara Organ went on a community mission

Thu 21st Aug at 6:30pm

Take a bow!

York Report written by Jenna Drury (she /her)

Take a bow team! We completed Act 2 of Theatre@41 - well nearly! There were some pallets that would be better reclaimed and rehoused. Everyone played their part well. Ed and Mitch set to, smashing up the pallets with hammers and a crow bar. It took some brute force and some deft wallops! New member Emma joined them with a blunt saw - thanks for trying Emma, some tools just don't cut it! Wood splinters flew, but they managed to avoid a tragedy! Andrea, Rebecca and I weeded and swept the front alley to theatre. It now looks fabulous. Now everyone make a fine entrance! Cara did a magnificent job of digging up all the roots in the border. Emma and I also gave the overhanging trees a haircut. Now the stars of the yard can take centre stage. I do like a happy ending. Thank you all. Great to have you in the crew Emma! That's all folks!

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Vicky Hearson (she/her)

Fri 22nd Aug at 11:39am

You write the best reports Jenna!

Emma Clare

Fri 22nd Aug at 4:40pm

Thanks so much for having me and for the warm welcome! 😊

Cara Organ
Cara Organ went on a group run

Mon 18th Aug at 6:15pm

Thistle be the end of it

York Report written by Ed Woollard (He/Him)

It had been building for some time, but rumour had it tonight was going to be the night that we finally beat our post covid record turnout of 33 people. Messages were being exchanged between Ed and Vicky every time someone signed up or dropped out and there was still some uncertainty as we got to 6.15 with 32 people meeting us at CVS and a few others saying they would meet us at the task. The tension (probably only amongst Vicky and Ed) was palpable! But first we got cracking with the task at hand and welcomed Joanne for her first GoodGym session just 2 weeks(!) after moving to York. Give her a big cheer 🎉

We also give a big round of applause too Pete who had completed the UKs ultimate swimrun challange, the Frog Graham Round. As well as running just over 40 miles and ascending and descending 15,750 feet over the North Western Lake District fells, Pete swam across Bassenthwaite Lake, Crummock Water, Buttermere and Derwentwater before finishing at Keswick’s Moot Hall. I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Well done Pete 💪

A slightly injured Vicky led the walking group, whilst Ed led out the runner with Nick bringing up the rear. We then split off at the top of Blue Bridge Lane with Laura leading a smaller group to the Fishergate Trianlge and Ed taking the larger group to the Cemetery.

A group of walkers plus some of the main running group travelled a bit further to the Fishergate Triangle. It’s coming on really well with wild flowers and plants but in danger of getting overgrown with grass and thistles. Our small team got straight to work digging and tugging and by the time we left the majority of the offending plants were out the ground and ready to be taken away to compost. We then headed back to join the main group for fun and fitness!

Meanwhile at the Cemetery we were joined by Elle, confirming our record post-covid attendance of 35 GG Yorkies! 🥳

Taskowner Clive who told us that we'd be carrying on clearing the brambles that we had been working on during our last session. Mitch was attempting his best Sideshow Bob impression by leaving his rake lying around on the floor, whilst Emma wrestled with the brambles and lost, leaving her requiring a very dainty plaster on her nose. Some of the group discussed the pros and cons of burial vs cremation with Martyn introducing the concept of liquidation which is apparently a much more environmentally friendly way to go out from the world! Joanna received a lesson in digging up bramble roots directly on top of a grave, whilst being conscious of not digging down too far, and the rest of the group cleared the biggest clump of brambles with just enough time left over to run the last few bags across to the compost.

It was then over to Tower Gardens (not Castle Gardens) for tonight's fitness session. First up we picked four captains - Babs, Matt, Emma and David, then assigned the rest of the group to each captain. People then took it turns to come and grab a card from Ed or Vicky with each suit representing a different exercise and the numbers relating to the amount of reps or seconds, The joker in the pack was burpees with David's team being unlucky enough to pick out both jokers! After all 52 cards and 2 jokers were dealt out, the two winning teams were tied on 14 cards each, so it was then time for sudden death between the two captains, Babs and Emma. Emma drew 7 lunges whilst Babs needed to complete 8 press-ups and despite some very speedy press-ups it was Emma who came out on top.

It was then back to CVS to celebrate our record turnout with some of Nick and Bab's plums! What a way to end the night

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Jack Da Silva

Wed 20th Aug at 2:57pm

Great to see so many GoodGymers! 🙌

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Fri 23rd Jan 2026 at 3:00pm

January weekend away to Osmotherley YHA

Great weekend of good deeds, good company and excellent fun

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Cara Organ went on a community mission

Sun 17th Aug at 2:00pm

Rake (the grass) rattle (the tools) and roll (the logs)

York Report written by Laura Barrett

We started by splitting into three groups, team rake, team weed and team compost. The council had recently cut the grass so David ad Rebecca managed to rake and take a lot of the cuttings from the main part of the garden to the compost heap. Cara and Laura rescued the compost bins which were spilling out in a big heap as the panels had come off the front. We cleared all the compost from the front of the bins, reset the log walkway and used the logs to wedge the fronts back on where they were too warped to slot in properly. The weeds were also coming up in the beds again so Claire and Paul managed to tidy them up and take out some of the large plants that had fallen over. Rebecca, Cara and Laura then helped out with the weeding while David finished the raking.

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Cara Organ went to a social

Sat 16th Aug at 2:00pm

It all went swimmingly!

York Report written by Jenna Drury (she /her)

Didn't we have a lovely time the day we went to Pool Bridge?! Yes we did! We met at the car park. Some of us arrived by bike. We decided to split into a walking group and a slow run group. The weather had cooled to make it easier to run in, but there was a hazy atmosphere - apparently due to the fires on the North York Moors. We had a slow trot up the Bridleway, and round for 5km. Vicky and Issy had decided to meet us at the picnic. Using a high tech piece of kit (pointing at a map) we chose our spot and found each other. Although the site was busy, everyone spreads out. Jenna showed new folk around, then it was a wriggle under towels for well earned dip in the Q lake. Sooo good for aching muscles and a hard working week. Well done Claire for getting back in the water after a few years! We were treated to the Griffs' matching robes, as we tucked into our picnic. Ducks joined us, well rehearsed in how to pick up tit bits. Cara, Tristan and Issy enjoyed more than one dip in the other ponds. And just as we packed up to leave, the reluctant sun came out! Apart from that, it all went swimmingly!

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Cara Organ
Cara Organ went on a community mission

Thu 14th Aug at 6:30pm

As You Like It- Restoration Theatre

York Report written by Jenna Drury (she /her)

Four characters entered the stage, the scene; a jungle of vines and creepers. Their mission, to clear a path through to the forgotten olive groves. They set to, with the help of manager Tom, cutting, weeding, slashing and untangling their way. Some creepers had attached itself to the gravel in a fascinating way. But there was no time to stop. The plot thickened -towards the back. The explorers discovered hidden treasures, flower pots, a bike wheel and some garden tools. Finally they had succeeded. They made it to the shady groves. Peace restored. What a wonderful oasis it makes! To be continued....Act 2 next week. Take a bow team. Bravo!

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Vicky Hearson (she/her)

Thu 14th Aug at 9:47pm

Great report!

Cara Organ
Cara Organ signed up to a community mission.

Sun 17th Aug at 2:00pm

Weeding at Holgate Community Garden

It will improve the green space for the local community

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Cara Organ went on a group run

Mon 11th Aug at 6:15pm

Goodgymers tarping on again

York Report written by Vicky Hearson (she/her)

Another bumper turnout tonight to help rake grass at Millennium fields.

We started by naming and numbering off, welcoming new members back again, and saying a big warm welcome to Lionel who has returned after a break.

Mitch led the group out with Abigail, James and Abi leading a walking group.

When we arrived we were given several jobs - rake up the grass, pile it into bags or onto tarps, drag to the compost and make some sort of compost/grass lasagne. A select few also had a go at sything!

We managed to clear all the grass in the time and finished off with a quick game of whistleblower.

It was then back to base when a group then headed off for some well earned liquid refreshment!

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Cara Organ
Cara Organ signed up to a community mission.

Wed 13th Aug at 6:30pm

Cara Organ
Cara Organ went to a social

Sat 9th Aug at 8:30am

Whitby Wandering

York Report written by York runner

Cinder Track parkrun

slow up run, fast down run

Bacon Butty yumminess

Bus - very lateness

Robin Hoods Bay clifftop walk - many steps

Whitby Brewery

Mini Cheddar cascade - much sad making

Beers - very happiness

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