Request free help for a community project
Know a local charity or community project which needs assistance with a physical task? There are hundreds of GoodGym volunteers ready to help.
GoodGym volunteers love to help out community organisations and charities in their local area. They run to provide free volunteering time for tasks which benefit where they live.
We sort donations, clean areas and pack boxes
We do gardening and most outdoor tasks
We move furniture or other heavy items
⚠️ Making a request for an isolated older person? Find out more
How it works
GoodGym is a registered charity with lots of friendly runners who like to keep fit and help people. We stop off on our runs to help community projects with practical tasks.
It's free
Our tasks are carried out by volunteers so you don't have to pay.
It's safe
GoodGym volunteers receive a full health and safety briefing.
It's flexible
GoodGym volunteers are available every week and turn up on time.
Request a task
If you are part of a organisation that supports older people you can request support for practical tasks. To find out more please email missioncontrol@goodgym.org and one of our team can set you up to make referrals and provide all the information you will need.
Tasks we can help with
Gardening
Moving heavy items
Tidying and organising
sorting donations
Tasks we cannot help with
Tasks requiring power tools
Tasks requiring specific training
When submitting a task we will ask for
Details of any hazards at the task
How many people you require
How long you feel the task will take
To see reports from recent group runs please click here
We enjoy working with GoodGym and would like to keep working with them for as long as possible! They have helped with cutting off the grass, planting flowers, ploughing the flower beds, litter picking and many other tasks. The runners are very passionate about their work which makes the results look effortless.
-- Honor Oak Playground, LewishamI just wanted to say a big thank you for clearing our pond area on Wednesday evening. It has helped us out a great deal and it will make a big difference to the children's learning as they can access their pond area once again.
Lawford Mead Primary School, ChelmsfordHuge thank you to you and the runners who came to help clean up our alleyway on Saturday. Valiant efforts on the blackberry bush meant that it is now clear and we can cycle up the lane without fear of brambles. Love to all at GoodGym, thanks again.
Annie, Bristol resident
