The Church of Joel

25 Goodgymers helped their local community in Hackney
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Paul Bown
Anna Bernard
David Stoker
Rich
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Toyin
Nowrin Hossain
Tanya Marsh
Valentina
Cat
Mathilde Gaignard
Carolina
Danny
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Jack
Pilar Oyanedel
Chris Brown
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Niamh Walsh
Claire Aime
Leanne Fahy
Aimee Laura
Brenna
Rosalind Jeffcoat
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Hackney

Tuesday 12th June 2018

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25 Hackneyites ran 5km and helped St Luke's Church with some gardening

With Joel recovering with his new knee it was my pleasure to cover for him. Welcome along to Valentina, Carolina, Claire, Aimee and Brenna - lovely to have you along!

In the news this week:

  1. This month's long run is on Sunday 24th June with either 11km or 16km options - all details here
  2. Danny is organising volunteering for the British 10km, with a GG team taking over an aid/water station - in return you'll get a free entry for a Virgin Event. See full details here

After a quick dynamic warm up we headed 2km to St Luke's Church, this is a regular task for GoodGym, the team making a big impact over the years.

Upon arrival we split into two teams tackling weeds, leaves and overgrowth. A team of 3 delicately picked weeds from a beautiful flower bed while the rest of the team cleared as much as possible from the churchyard gardens.

24 GGers + 30 minutes = 12 hours of work!

Over 30 minutes we made a huge impact, filling 12 bags of rubbish and weeds - nice! After a group picture we headed to the local park for a fitness session - getting into pairs one person sprinted while the other did a conditioning exercise - including press ups, squats, balancing, plank & squat jumps!

Sign up for next week here when Joel is back and you are off to help the Hackney Wick Community Garden Team!

PB out.



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