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Thu 2nd May at 6:15pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Mandy Driver
Thursday at 6:15pm is GoodGym Windsor Night! ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Tonight we were at Windsor and Eton FC CIC to due to the weather to instead help in the clubhouse removing some paint that had not been applied properly and was easily coming away. Was lovely to see the tables we had sanded at previous sessions all smooth and painted โฅ๏ธ
Zoe, Devon and Mandy had a social run from The Binoy to the task and Jen, Brenda and Caroline met us there.
Itโs was Brendaโs first Thursday session and it was her 10th ๐๐ป Goodgym task so huge well done Brenda!
We were met by task owners and given the indoor task due to the incoming rain. Zoe picked some 80s tunes and we were supplied with scrapers to get all the paint off the wall panels. It was very satisfying watching the paint just peeling off. Then a sand down was required to ensure the surface was ready for painting. It was one of those tasks where it looks like we made it worse ๐คฃ but it needed to be done. Then we tidied up and gave it a quick vacuum.
We just about scraped through ๐คฃ one wall so we may have to finish the others another time.
Mandy insisted on a bit of footy action โฝ๏ธ (there was no e-scraping it) with the sponge ball at the end although I donโt thing any of us will be asked to sign up for the team ๐ฌ
A quick curtsy and bow ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธand we made our way back.
Thank you as always for attending ๐๐ป
Fri 3rd May at 9:00am
Brilliant! Well done everyone ๐คฉ
Wed 8th May at 2:11pm
What a top team โฝ๏ธ ๐
Thu 2nd May at 6:15pm
This club is new and is community focused. Improving the ground and clubhouse for all the community to enjoy.
Read moreThu 25th Apr at 6:15pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Mandy Driver
Thursday 6:15pm is GoodGym Windsor Night! ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Tonight we were doing a double bill with not one but two acts of kindness ๐๐ป ๐ช๐ป
Helen ( who had just run the London Marathon ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐ป๐๏ธ), Devon and Mandy met at The Binoy for a social run and Sue, Adam and Margaret (her debut GoodGym session ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป) met us at the task.
Then the show began โฆ. Or was it a circus ๐คฃ
For our first act we met our task owner Anne at Busy Buttons (St Agnes Church) and Anne kindly showed us the church garden. We de-weeded the gravel drains, broke down and moved some old wooden furniture and other rubbish to the front of the church to be collected and swept/made tidy. Devon even did a bit of guttering clearance !
After the interval (as in us hot footing to the pathway near the church with our belongings) we got to work for our second task. We had done some work here in the dark but we had not quite finished it so we did that tonight. Devon and Adam had a great technique and were very neat and precise and polished. Mandy less so ๐คฃ she kept getting her lines all wrong ๐คฃ although Helen did keep her in check. Sue and Margaret attached the brambles. We filled three bags which is amazing in the time we had.
Soon it was time for the final curtain and we took a bow, gave ourselves an huge round of applause and made our way home.
Thank you all as always Windsor GGs ๐ โฅ๏ธ๐๐ป
Thu 25th Apr at 9:51pm
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Great work team! ๐๐๐
Thu 25th Apr at 6:15pm
The children who attends the various creative programmes and alternative provision. It would also support the stretched team of volunteers to get the new premises ready for the children.
Read moreThu 28th Mar at 6:15pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Mandy Driver
Thursday 6:15pm is GoodGym Windsor Night! ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Tonight we were helping the Achieving for Children - Family Hub Service improve the aesthetics of their entrance way.
This was a community mission so we met at the The Binoy for a social walk with some tools and other items we needed for the task.
We were met by task owner Daniel and a Spanish Storm called Nelson! They both introduced themselves ๐คฃ Nelson was particularly forceful! ๐จ๐ฆ
We put on the 70s music to drown out the wind and have a sing/dance to as Jen, Didem, Devon, Sue and Mandy set about the weeding, ripping up the old weed-proof lining, removing leaves and litter.
Nearly lost the dust pan a few times in the air and everything was flapping about. But the we kept going in true GG spirit.
Once the main weeding was completed we did our very best to brush away the mud and debris but this was made difficult by the rain so we improvised with a bucket and old kettle to try and swilll some of the mud away. We also gave the inside a hoover at the end to get rid of any mud.
We then took the bags over to the bin area with Daniel.
Sadly it was too wet and windy for Easter games ๐ฐ๐ฃ( maybe next week?) or to paint the bench but we will try and go back for that another time. Sue will also go back and scatter some grass seed ๐ฑon the cultivated earth in the next few days ๐๐ปโฅ๏ธ when the wind has died down.
Thank you all as always for coming especially given the conditions ๐๐ปโฅ๏ธ
Photos by Mandy
Thu 28th Mar at 6:15pm
Improve the environment for the building users
Read moreSunday 25th February
Devon Davies cheered by other people 25 times.
Devon is part of a crowd that's making a huge noise. Devon has been cheered by 25 people - that's a round of applause just on their own. We hope they keep it up.
Sunday 25th February
Devon Davies completed 5 good deeds with GoodGym.
Devon is a now a pretty committed GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the fifth time
Sun 25th Feb at 10:00am
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner
Wild Windsor has had a donation of 450 native tree whips and wanted to get them all planted today. The plan is to plant a native hedgerow inside the fenceline of Vansittart Recreation Ground to create a great source of food and shelter for wildlife. Devon, Julian, Georgeta and Sheila joined a group of other volunteers for the morning session. We learned the T -shape planting technique from taskowner Nick (nicknamed Chief Whip) and were then let loose to plant our whips and protect them with stakes and tree guards. Many passersby stopped to ask what we were doing and say thank you. Two young boys stopped to help, with Devon supervising, and they even returned with chocolate biscuits for everyone! They live locally so are keen to watch it grow! By the end of the session we had planted a good number of the whips, ready to hand over to rhe afternoon team to finish off. Tree-mendous effort!
Mon 26th Feb at 8:47am
Loved our Sunday "Branch"! Thank you Sheila for organizing it. ๐ฑ๐
Tue 27th Feb at 9:25am
Well done! Lovely to hear that passers by were taking an interest and getting involved. Hope we can do more with Wild Windsor in future.
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