Today 6 enthusiastic members on the Bromptom teamed joined GoodGym for the first time to get stuck in helping at the IMPACT Theatre in Perivale!

IMPACT is a registered charity dedicated to promoting a positive image of disability, developing communication and building self-confidence, through participation in performing and creative arts. Today the Brompton team really got to experience what IMPACT is all about as we not only helped them with the task of moving a lot of props into storage but they were also treated to a private viewing of their current immersive exhibition.

What you stairing at?!

The first part of our morning at IMPACT involved a lot of lifting and a lot of stairs! The props they needed help moving were to be shifted to a different building up some stairs so each move definitely had us getting our exercise in for the day. It's what GoodGym is all about! This is the sort of task the team here really appreciate help with as it allows them to spend more time doing fun stuff with their amazing service users.

Then it was time to fully immerse ourselves!

After we'd moved all the props to their new home (in super quick time I might add!) it was time to get a first hand experience of what the theatre is all about. Kim, the theatre's manager, and a couple of the service users who'd been involved in creating the immersive experience showed us through the space and allowed us to watch the amazing work they had produced over lockdown. It really was a treat to be invited to a private viewing and to sit and relax in the exhibition for half an hour of all our busy hectic lives.

With a 2 mile cycle each way, a physical task helping a great local charity and a wonderful theatre experience, hopefully the Brompton team went into the rest of their day feeling uplifted and invigorated!