On a sunny Monday morning , Lucy & Will ventured over to Borough from Brent & Victoria to support Borough Food Cooperative (BFC) with packing, stacking and cleaning in readiness for their weekly shop openings. The successful initiative was launched off the back of the Covid pandemic, providing an inclusive and cost-effective supply of groceries and essentials to the local community, whilst reducing food waste. Under the expert instruction of the BFC Shift Leader, Lucy & Will were on hand to receive deliveries from charitable food distributors, including The Felix Project, then get the shelves stacked for future customers! From crates of spinach, an abundance of bananas to Creme Egg filling(!), an array of items were brought into the care of BFC. Special shout-out to Lucy for her inaugural GoodGym task and for offering a further hand to BFC before she embarks on her world travels!

GoodGym will be back to BFC soon - be on the look out for the sign-up and get involved!

Last night's GoodGym community mission took us to back to the beautiful Doddington Rooftop Garden, where our dedicated group of volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got stuck into an array of gardening tasks. It was a perfect summer evening, and everyone was eager to make a difference in this lovely community space. We also had the pleasure of welcoming GoodGym newcomer Suresh, and Will and Daisy to their first task with Wandsworth!

With so much to do, our team of 14 split into groups to tackle different tasks. One group focused on moving 4 young trees from the vegetable patch to a different area of the estate, freeing up space and allowing the veg growing there the chance to soak up the nutrients they need, without the greedy trees taking all the good stuff! By the end of the session, the trees were carefully relocated, and the vegetable patch looked ready to thrive. Meanwhile, the rest of the group took on the tasks of clearing grass and raking the group in the veg patches, moving compostable waste and giving the plants a good watering - much needed after the recent dry spell!

The weather was warm and the tasks demanded muscle power (especially hole digging for the trees!) so once the tasks were complete, those who were sticking around for the social were keen to make tracks and enjoy some well earnt refreshments.

After a physical work out in the garden it was time to work out our grey matter, and we headed over to The Latchmere pub for our monthly social event: a lively pub quiz. The group split into two teams and though the questions were as challenging as ever, a lot of fun was had and one team earnt a very respectable joint second place.

Overall, it was another successful Monday night with GoodGym, filled with community spirit, teamwork, and fun. A big thank you to everyone who came along!