We've come sofa and we’ve stacked so high

19 Goodgymers helped their local community in Bristol
Marianne Bradshaw
Ramani Lachyan
Freya Dodd
Ed Newman
Jason Thorne
Phill Stone
VaguelyNorthernDarren
Tim
Emma R
Melanie Young
Richard Breakspear
David Head
Danica Priest
Paul Becker
Caroline
Kim Dowsett
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Bristol

Tuesday 6th May

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Phill Stone
Phill Stone

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Melanie Young
Melanie Young

SESSION ORGANISER

David Head
David Head

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Take That Emmaus reorganisation!

A huge number of Bristol GoodGymmers took to the task of moving the big furniture to the ground floor of the shop which was already dull of the bric-a-brac that was going upstairs in the shop which was already full of the furniture going to the downstairs of the shop - a full-on Tetris challenge to create some space to start the manoeuvres.

The smaller items started being carried upstairs whilst the lift was used for the bigger items, although the lift seemed slower than lugging things up or down the stairs so it wasn't long before some much chunkier furniture was being carefully manhandled around the bannisters.

Fortunately, there was also a lot of chat to catch up on with GoodGymmers who'd not seen each other for a while making good use of the "lift waiting" time, springing into action like coiled springs when the ding of the lift warned that the door was soon to open with mystery objects and GoodGymmers inside.

The temperature increased with each lift-load being carefully tessellated into gaps to keep some floor space clear and our 50-minutes was soon up with a lot already moved (and a task for the Emmaus team tomorrow to find a lay-out that works for them).

We made sure two of the sofas were accessible for our end-of-task photo before heading off with many joining GoodGym Eats at Crispy Dosa, moving even more furniture around to have a big enough table for our lovely group.

From shifting sofas to Crispy Dosas - the crispiest dosas on Earth!


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Emmaus Bristol
We believe that people who are homeless and socially excluded have something to offer. We encourage people to use their skills to change themselves – and change the world.

We know that overcoming homelessness often means more than a roof over your head. That’s why we support people to work their way out of homelessness, providing meaningful work as well as a stable home for as long as someone needs it.

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Jason Thorne

Wed 7th May at 8:42pm

Was a great evening and good to see so many of you!

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