The GPRA Hall, which, a month ago, hosted a sustainable Baby & Kids tabletop sale (prepped with GoodGym's involvement), was ready for another makeover on Friday evening. The occasion was the Residents' Christmas Party the following day, and the hall needed a proper dose of sparkles, baubles, lights and balloons.

When Maria and Steph Ducat arrived early, they were immediately put to work at height by one of the organisers, who spotted the potential of the tall and fit duo to do the challenging job of decorating strings hanging from the ceiling. And she was right! By taking turns on climbing and holding the step ladder, Maria and Steph showed no fear and plenty of creative flair, putting up balloons and baubles up high.

Meanwhile, Sevan and Kash arrived at a perfect time to decorate the Christmas tree. The seemingly easy job of putting lights on the tree turned out to be a story with a twist! Two GoodGymers were spinning the tree clockwise to speed up the process until they came across a significant tangle in the wire and nearly relived their mission of disarming Ms H's fairy lights system. Just when they were close to untangling the knot, Sevan noticed that the cable had been torn and no longer connected to the plug! In a fortunate turn of events, one of the GPRA volunteers happened to be an electrician, who, after fetching the right tools for the job, safely fixed the problem.

With the energy supply problem solved, baubles hung on the Christmas tree and balloons on the ceiling, the GPRA Hall turned into a truly festive venue! The next stop of the GoodGym Ealing journey through the festive season is our annual church decoration at St Mary's, this time with the new vicar. Don't miss it and sign up for the 9th December evening task!