GoodGym Tinnie-Blowing finalist 2020
119 Month Streak
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Camden
๐The Waterside Cafe, Regent's Park NW1 4NU
Come join for a social and inclusive 8-mile run in Regent's Park!
Wed 11th Jun at 6:15pm
Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
This group of 9 gifted joy to Camden's older residents this week!
Our lovely group of Londoners โ Charlie, Danny, Gosia, Jackie, John, and Steve โ welcomed 2 very wonderful Cardiffians โ Dylan and Rosie โ this week! It was brilliant meeting you both!
In humid and warm climes, our friendly group started the night with a swift meander through Camden and Kentish Town, and we arrived at Cressfield Close Sheltered Housing in happy spirits :)
Popped between Gospel Oak and Kentish Town, this cul-de-sac hides many a wonderful surprise โ some like to visit the city farm (and their friendly goats) and others (like us yesterday) like to explore the (beautiful) communal garden for older residents.
We met our favourite hosts โ Marie and Michael โ and they were prepared with water and tools, as well as tasks aplenty.
Charlie and Danny turned a patch of planting soil โ making it wonderfully ready and waiting for summer bulbs!
Dylan and Rosie tackled a square of weeds and grass โ and made the heavy work appear light, leaving it clear and ready for planting!
And Gosia, Jackie, John, and Steve didn't let the hedgerows become obstacles โ they crawled and knelt and reached and dug โ and they turned a weed-filled patch into a silky-smooth area fit for a flower show!
Thank you, everyone! It was lovely to see you!! And we hope to see you again, Dylan and Rosie!!
Wed 2nd Jul at 6:15pm
Come join for a social - fun - and active evening making a difference for this wonderful community organisation :)
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Mon 9th Jun at 7:00pm
Tower Hamlets Report written by Laura Williams
A mild June evening saw 13 GoodGymers gather at Tower Hamlets Community Transport in Limehouse.
Itโs coming up to a year since we first visited Kamal here, the new home of Ocean Youth Connexions admin and training operations.
Since then weโve weeded the wall multiple times, cleared soil, raked zillions of leaves, picked litter, emptied barrows full of greenery and done our fair share of painting.
A popular task (due to the location, well organised activity, great before and after pics and the organisations weโre supporting), this Monday night activity is always well attended, so we were able to form multiple teams again tonight to:
Pull large areas of weeds away from walls and fences.
Clear small weeds away from the areas of the yard.
Dispose of the greenery in the outside park area.
Pick litter.
Paint gold drainpipes!
It was a fab team effort, with GoodGymers joining forces to rake piles, blitz troublesome weedy areas and climb ladders to reach high painting spots.
The time as usual flew by, and it seemed like we'd only just started before the group were gathering for the final photo and congratulating Lucinda on her 50th good deed! John presented Lucinda with her very own black t-shirt before they both posed for the obligatory pic. Congratulations, Lucinda - you're such a big part of Tower Hamlets GoodGym!
Thanks to John and Chris for pics and project management tonight.
Join the team for a fun get together in Bethnal Green this Friday at Mother Kelly's, while next week, we're back to Meath Gardens for our first visit of 2025!
Until then...
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