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Thursday 31st May 2018
Melanie Spencer completed 5 good deeds with GoodGym.
Melanie is a now a pretty committed GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the fifth time
Wed 30th May 2018 at 6:45pm
Camden Report written by Paul Bown
33 Goodgymers ran 6km and helped Scope Charity Shop with lots of GOOD
Awww wow is this just the coolest thing ever (read in American accent). The much beloved Imogen is leaving for LA so it was her last GG - party time!
Welcome along to newbies Abigail and Alex - lovely to have you along!
In the news this week:
After a dynamic warm up including a NEW SKIP we headed over to Scope Charity Shop on Camden High Street. This amazing shop managed by the very organised Helen, helps fund work so disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Everyone lined up for their designated jobs and got going:
After 30 mins of hard work helping this fantastic charity shop we headed to Regents Park for a fitness session of x3 90 seconds with a progressive speed for the last 30 seconds. Everyone did really well - nice!
We'll miss you!
Once we got back to base we of course headed to the pub for Imogen's Leaving Party which included some amazing Mr & Mrs Camden t-shirts, vegan cake & more!
Sign up for next week here when we will be helping Antrim Allotments.
PB out.
Wed 9th May 2018 at 6:45pm
Camden Report written by Paul Bown
27 Goodgymers ran 6km and helped Kentish Town City Farm
Welcome along to newbie - Ramon
This week we returned after helping Kentish Town City Farm prepare for May Day celebrations last Wednesday. Our job was to basically pack up everything we put up last week.
Many hands make light work!
A team of 13 were tasked with emptying and putting down the marquee. This involved team work, clear instructions from Chris and no one getting stuck underneath as it came down.
The rest of the crew packed up two gazebos and carried down 12 hay bails, stocks, scarecrows and everything else that was up there.
Once we were done Frances put me in the stocks and everyone fed the goats.
Last but not least we wanted to say a huge well done and congratulations to Sophie Hedges for hitting her 300th good deed. Fantastic!
Nice one! Come back next week when we have three tasks!
PB out.
Wed 14th Mar 2018 at 6:45pm
Camden Report written by Paul Bown
27 GoodGymers ran between 4-6km to help three tasks in Camden - Cecil Sharp House, C4WS & American International Church!
Welcome along to Linda, Lizzy and Kara whose first time it was last night - lovely to have you join us!
In the news this week:
Right last night we had three amazing tasks, helping three amazing charities:
Cecil Sharp Report by Katherine:
Frances led a group of 8 to our monthly task at Cecil Sharp. The group headed into the walled garden to work on the patio, trim a bush and tidy the lawn. Unfortunately the wind meant the lawn had to be done a second time due to the leaves being blown everywhere...”did we not get all the leaves in the Autumn?”.
ALPS
The group then headed up to Primrose Hill to take on the ALPS (Arms, Legs, Posture and “Surprise, you’re going up the hill a fourth time”). After a quick stop at the top for the view, the group headed back with their improved running technique.
C4WS limerick by taskforce (led by Kat):
There once were 8 runners from Camden
They ran in pairs, not tandem
They made beds at speed
To get their good deed
8 runners, all women from Camden
Skip Garden Report by PB:
A group of 10 of us headed to Skip Garden to help Global Generation with a people power task, meeting Gwen between the fairy lights we split into three teams to move a ton of logs - movers, draggers and stackers.
Armed with good will, trollies and wheelbarrows we got the task done in no time! Imagine how long that would have taken one person!
Band Work!
Saying our goodbyes to Gwen we did a lap of Granary Square before doing some conditioning, including - step ups, tri-dips, squats, jump-squats, single-leg squats, resistance band work, planks and mountain climbers.
Once Rosie's group has joined us we did a quick fitness session of x3 90 seconds, accelerating your speed with 30 seconds to go! Boom!
Next week we are helping Sheltered Housing, leafleting for the Farm and making beds for the last time this year!
PB out.
Fri 16th Mar 2018 at 11:16am
23 girls but only 4 blokes - come on lads, where are you?
Wed 7th Mar 2018 at 6:45pm
Camden Report written by Paul Bown
A massive 54 people ran 8km and shifted 16 tonnes of crushed concrete for Grounded Ecotherapy at Southbank!
Wow that was amazing! What a night! Welcome to newbies Ludovica, Becca and Jane - what a night to come for your first time!
In the news this week:
It was a cracking evening to be a GoodGymer as 54 of us descended upon the Thames for our annual trip to help Grounded Ecotherapy at the Southbank Centre and escape Camden, through Westminster and into Lambeth - hehe. The lights of the river and central was beautiful - a rare sight seeing so many red shirts bouncing over Waterloo Bridge.
16 tonnes!
Grounded Ecotherapy is an amazing organisation, and they are one of London's most unique horticultural therapy projects - they help their members who have suffered mental health, substance misuse issues or experience of homelessness, to get back on their feet.
Our task for the evening was to shift 16 tonnes of crushed concrete into the Queen Elizabeth Hall to help create a a newly commissioned Atrium in the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Getting into pairs, we shovelled 6 spades worth of concrete into each bag and followed a route set by the wonderful Paul (bigger beard) before emptying the contents into a pile that will be spread to create the piece opening at the end of March.
50 minutes x 54 GGers = day's worth of work!
It took 50 minutes and 54 GG Camden runners but we got the job done. It was hard, it was physical but man you guys did well. It was pretty non-stop with lots of pulling, lifting and emptying.
Upon hearing all the amazing work Grounded are doing at Southbank we headed home for a well earnt stretch and pint.
Well done everyone - what a night!
Next week we have 3 tasks helping 4 charities in CAMDEN - sign up here.
PB out.
Wed 7th Mar 2018 at 6:45pm
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