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Block or report Sarah Katharine
Brighton
๐ Hove Lawns BN3 2FR.
Come and run a timed 5K with other lovely mates!
Sat 4th Oct at 9:00am
Come and run a timed 5K with other lovely mates!
Read moreThu 2nd Oct at 6:30pm
Brighton Report written by Sarah Katharine (She/Her)
The Hanover Community centre is found halfway up Southover Street, situated within the heart of the energetic neighbourhood of Hanover, Brighton. Our community-run building and gardens serve as a local hub for many local classes and services, as well as our own events for the community.
The Hannover Beer Festival is their biggest event and fund raiser. I helped with set up, moving tables, putting up a marquee and most importantly setting up the cider table!
Tue 23rd Sep at 6:15pm
Brighton Report written by Liam (He/him)
11 Goodgymmers jogged and walked the short journey over to Round Hill to help keep the neighbourhood tidy. When we arrived we joined forces with Dom and the volunteers from the Round Hill Society. The Round Hill Society helps to preserve, improve and create pride in the the area. We also welcomed new Goodgymmer Andrea to her first task!
After going to pick-up tools from the local community store we split into 3 groups to tackle a few different areas. Armed with secateurs, shovels and brooms we got to work on cutting back bindweed, trimming overhanging hedges and clearing the edges of the pavement. With 3 big teams and a can-do attitude we made short work of the pesky bindweed and quickly filled-up 14 bin bags. The looming darkness at the end of the task reminded us children of summer that autumn was indeed coming!
Once we finished all our tasks and regrouped, in scenes reminiscent of Jesus feeding the 5000 Stefania fed us all from huge reserves of end-of-life croissants, bread and salad. Fully carbed-up we all jogged back home in the autumn darkness.
Tue 23rd Sep at 6:15pm
It will help the local community with weeds scraping and clearance
Read moreTue 9th Sep at 5:45pm
Weeding and cleaning the clubhouse to be used for community and wellbeing activities
Read moreTue 19th Aug at 6:15pm
Brighton Report written by Jane Dallaway
We had a great turnout of runners, with 10 of us meeting at the Peace Statue and running to the task. Two others cycled to the site, and three more met us directly there, making a fantastic group of 14 ready to get to work. We welcomed new member Susie, and Charli returning for her second session, to the team.
We were helping out at St Thomas Fund, a residential rehabilitation service in Brighton & Hove run by the charity Change Grow Live. They offer a safe space for adults on their journey to becoming free of drugs and alcohol. Sean, who welcomed us, gave a fantastic introduction to the organisation, the site and their mission, explaining that our task was to transform a bindweed-covered area into a usable space for yoga and meditation.
The area was completely carpeted in weeds. We even found a rake that the tenacious bindweed had tried to consume! We had a laugh wondering how long you'd have to sunbathe before it took you over, too. But the team, including Sean, with tools and gloves provided by St Thomas Fund, made short work of it.
Nicola and Sarah did a particularly fantastic job of rescuing a fig tree from the grip of the bindweed. By the end of the session, the whole area looked transformed. You could see the soil in the beds again, and we filled somewhere between 10 and 20 bags with weeds and rubbish.
Sean seemed to be really happy with what we achieved, emphasizing how the collective effort of so many volunteers can make a huge difference in a short amount of time. It was a great feeling to see the space ready for residents to use for peaceful activities. A big thank you to Sean and St Thomas Fund for having us.
Wed 20th Aug at 1:37pm
loved this task, the organiser, the center, the garden, the carrots, the people everything was like Goodgym is always like
Wed 20th Aug at 2:57pm
Great to see so many GoodGymers! ๐
Thu 21st Aug at 8:52am
Gorgeous feedback from the task owner: โThank you so much for all your support with the garden, itโs looking absolutely amazing!โ And โThe residents were overjoyed with the results, and I share their excitement. We now have a usable garden, which will make a real difference to everyone here.โ ๐ฅฐ
Tue 19th Aug at 6:15pm
Help St Thomas Fund Rehabilitation Service to create a therapeutic green oasis
Read moreSat 13th Sep at 10:00am
Sun 3rd Aug at 9:00am
Brighton Report written by Philippa (She/her)
This week's maxi challenge was a Brighton Pride weekend tradition: the Sunday morning beach clean ๐๐
Accessorised with blue bags and litter pickers, we sashayed along the shoreline picking up an assortment of plastic wrappers, cigarette butts, and tired old coffee cups ๐ฌ Litter? we don't know her.
Goodgymers, although your outfit choices were more pedestrian than pavilion, your collective effort helped restore our beloved beach from trashy to classy, and for that you are all queens ๐ธ
Happy Pride everyone! ๐โจ๏ธ
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