Paint out to help out!

6 Goodgymers helped their local community in Leeds
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Katie Lees
Carol Carney
Liam Scott
Rob Cohen
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Leeds

Monday 2nd November 2020

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Round 2 at Pyramid of Arts to give the the walls a second coat of white.

Katie, Tom, Rob, Liam and myself were greeted by Alice from Pyramid of Arts who set us to work with rollers and trays. We were joined very shortly after by Adam who arrived by bike.. Well with a rather flat punctured wheel. The rain had clearly not helping the situation in anyway.. But alas, we were all under the one roof and it was rather warm considering it was a big open space.

Adam, Tom, Liam and Rob pulled out the large shelving from the wall to ensure no blue wall was missed! Every nook in the wall was painted with white (well maybe not exactly every) but we made a fairly good attempt at it.

There was no limit with creative ways to get to the top hard to reach areas with Tom finding a long handled smaller roller in the back. He was on the right track until he noticed a few blots of orange seep out through the white... A quick clean and some rolling out of old paint made for a fresh white coat again.

Alice was very welcoming offering tea and coffee and * halloween sweets *(guessing). She was so grateful to have us paint the place.

Once all the reachable parts of the wall was painted and Tom, Adam and Liam were finishing the hard to reach spots up high myself and Katie started a game of would you rather... Some very odd and difficult decisions and conclusions were drawn. Issues raised regarding toes as fingers or fingers as toes was the biggest debate and although both parties highlighted the rationale for each decision it was agreed with fingers being toes as being the more 'practical' decision.

We gathered up the rollers, trays and paint brushes and as a last parting gift from Pyramid of Arts we left in style with a bit of Bob Marley playing from the radio.

Adam eventually got home safely after pumping his wheel 7 times on the way home. Poor Adam...

Mission complete 🏡


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Pyramid of Arts
A Leeds-based arts collective that aims to invest in people with a learning disability through the discovery, development and disruption of the arts.

A Leeds-based arts collective that aims to invest in people with a learning disability through the discovery, development and disruption of the arts. The organisation runs collaborative art groups, including a programme for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, as well as providing one-on-one creative support and professional development opportunities.

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