GoodGym and Brompton continued our excellent partnership with a bumper group of new inductees to Brompton coming out to see what GG is all about and make a difference to a local organisation.

Despite the weather there were 9 volunteers ready and willing to go and due to some logistical challenges we decided it was best to head over by public transport meaning we were not only there in record time but also still dry!

We were met by Lucy from Mind Food a wonderful organisation who support the mental health and wellbeing of people who are feeling stressed by getting them outdoors and teaching them not only to learn how to grow their own food but be present in the moment. (For more information click the link above)

Lucy took us through the tasks that needed doing including plenty of weeding, chopping up and shifting the bramble waste, rescuing strawberries from weeds and putting all the green waste out to dry to be used as compost in future. The possibility of drying anything in this weather though....!

The group split into smaller units with Anna, Josh and Jan attacking the brambles, Ade, Clemence, and Shalini weeding the pathways and Andre, Ivan, Many and Darren heading over to rescue strawberries.

We had a decent chunk of time so were able to get through plenty of work and the rain mostly held off although we did have to run for cover at one point.

Thank you so much to all the Brompton volunteers for their hard work, hopefully everyone left feeling suitably refreshed mentally and the conversation on the way back felt light and breezy despite the weight of some of the topics.

If you are interested in joining GoodGym or continuing to support Mind Food please check out the respective websites and for Ealing GoodGym our AA Kash is your point of contact.

See you soon!