Sat 4th May at 10:00am
Newcastle Report written by Damu
Today we saw the return of not one, not two, but three goodgym alumni. Welcome back Martin, Chris & Martha.
In the surroundings of a damp, but very green and lush Jesmond Dene, we had a straight forward task of edging in some garden beds; all to the back drop of some lovely brass band music coming from the Jesmond food market and festival.
Even though the job at hand was straight forward, it was still a great work out, especially with some tough and rooty roots! We finished the day, by wrestling with parts of a blown day tree, before saying our goodbyes.
Sat 4th May at 10:00am
Help Urban Green Newcastle to keep Jesmond Dene tidy
Read moreSaturday 18th January 2020
Martha earned their community cape by completing their first community mission.
Martha completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Martha was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.
Saturday 18th January 2020
Martha has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Martha is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.
Sat 18th Jan 2020 at 10:00am
Newcastle Report written by Andrew Robson
It was a beautiful (but freezing) morning in the Ouseburn, where 8 goodgymers wrapped up warm to join in with the Ouseburn Trust's volunteer session. In this session we were hedge planting! We had many Hawthorns to plant, which will make a thick hedge along the path way. It's always great to be able to be adding trees, rather than cutting back overgrown ones.
The task owner, Dave, gave us a great tour of the Ouseburn and how the Trust has been improving it. It was a great tour, with fun stories ranging from how we grow hedges to how the school children 'help' move the sheep to the fields for grazing.
We were joined by 2 first timers to GoodGym, Chris and Martha who were a great addition to our group this morning. We were also joined by Faye who made her Community Mission debut which was worth it just to hear her rendition of the Super Worm story.
Tom celebrated his 50th good deed in style, by pickaxing the ground relentlessly for the hour long session! Congratz on reaching 50, Thom! We wrapped up the task in perfect time, by the time the hour was up we had built a hedge so thick and dense that Kate couldn't possibly force her way through.
It was a great way to start the day, and for some just the beginning of a day packed full of good deeds.
I love you, A x