Ian Gostling

GoodGym Norwich

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Sam
Maddy Cox
Elizabeth H
Sophie
Ian Gostling
Francesca

A new leaf of paint!

Monday 23rd March

Written by Ian Gostling

Tonight 10 GoodGymer's ran or cycled 6km to the Phoenix Community Centre.

It was a busy venue, we were working alongside kick boxing, drama classes and a choir rehearsal!

Our task was to continue painting the corridor, tidying up weeds and leaves and cleaning a children's play house outside.

We split into 2 groups to work indoors and out, whilst all the activities were taking place. In a hour, 4 walls were freshly painted and 3 bags of weeds were filled!

Shout out to Sai who attended her second task, in a smart new GoodGym t-shirt! Well done everyone.

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Piers Cresswell Riol
Liz Kerr
Rebecca
Sarah Ward
Deepak

Grave Responsibilities

Saturday 21st March

Written by Rebecca

A bright Saturday morning set the scene for this feel‑good GoodGym mission at St Andrew's Triwse, combining fresh air, teamwork and more than a little tidying. The group ran and cycled their way over, warming up nicely before tackling a busy set of tasks. On arrival we split into teams and got straight to work. Team Shed took on the big job of clearing and reorganising a very cluttered space, uncovering long‑forgotten items and transforming the shed into something usable again, whilst evicting a LOT of spiders.... Meanwhile, inside the church, one GoodGymer calmly dusted pews and surfaces, helping bring a fresh shine back to the building. Outside Deepak swept through the churchyard, removing stray chairs and so on. Halfway through, we were treated to tea and cake, which gave everyone a welcome boost. Emrys the dog was especially pleased about this development — he even attempted to liberate a slice when he thought no one was watching. He also made a new friend: a lovely big greyhound who seemed delighted to meet him. After just over an hour of steady graft, the shed was sorted, the church interior refreshed, and the churchyard looking cared for. A brilliant way to start a Saturday, full of teamwork, wagging tails and very good cake.

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Jonathan
Stephen Reed
Elizabeth H

Jack of all trades (nearly)

Sunday 22nd March

Written by Elizabeth H

Week 3 for Jack on his DOE here at junior Parkruns, mastering all the different tasks involved. Well done to those volunteers & participating today.

Yesterday at Catton saw over 300 hundred participants marshalled with Goodgymers Jonathan & Susanna

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Woody

Temu Table Baby

Wednesday 18th March

Written by Woody

On a lovely day I arrived and met Mrs I right away as they were waiting for me. The table was small but fitted together well and made for a sturdy option that could be moved around Mrs I's house when complete. Mrs I was very happy with the table.

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Stephen Reed
Elizabeth H
Steven Hitcham
Ian Gostling
Francesca

Sale-abrate Good Times

Monday 16th March

Written by Ian Gostling

Tonight 11 GoodGymer's ran 6km to support EACH charity store on Alysham Road.

On our first visit to this store, we were asked to help clear all Winter sale items from the shelves to make way for new Spring stock - but with a twist.

We each collected 10 sale items in matching sizes and placed them into bags so that they could be sold as £5 'mystery bags' in store. This created lots of fun, finding the correct sizes and choosing a variety of clothing.

After an hour 35 bags had been filled!

It was also Ian's 200th Good Deed this evening, so a few of us celebrated with Pizza at the end of the night!

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Stephen Reed
Elizabeth H

9 came to Juniors

Sunday 15th March

Written by Elizabeth H

9 juniors came out to play on a sunny but blustery Mothering Sunday. Volunteers cheering them all the way

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