Goodgym Islington Take a Tattie or Two

Half term holidays are upon us, and so is our regular visit to the wonderful Elizabeth House Food Hub! 3 Goodgym Runners joined Area Activator Simon for a dynamic warm up and a pleasant chatty run up Highbury Hill and over towards the former Arsenal stadium grounds.

We were met by Roshni, a superstar at the Food Hub, who offered our team a collection of addresses to deliver to, along with carefully prepared essentials and supplies for local families and vulnerable individuals in the community. We also caught with our cycling and run commuting crew, leaving us with 7 food hub delivery volunteers from Goodgym this evening! Alongside the regular supplies, we were offered the opportunity to include special Burns Night Meals (donated from the Caledonian Sleeper Train- full neeps, tatties and haggis), heads of lettuce and additional loaves of bread (from local supermarkets) where possible.

Our team made short work of the deliveries and helped out with moving all valuable leftover food back into the kitchen and pantry areas of the centre before setting off on our return trip to the Emirates Stadium. Since we were encouraged to take as much food as possible (reducing waste where we can), Louise, Caitlin and Simon adopted a run/walk strategy up and down the Islington slopes to make our supplies survived the trip! Thanks to Adam and Mehmet for the cycle support!

Next week we will be visiting the Thornhill Square Gardens for a special bulb planting and Springtime preparation task.

Sign up here:

https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/group-run-thornhill-square-gardens-b59b8842-4f99-48b0-9e24-639b26bacf99

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Achilles International VI Guide Running Sessions- Emirates Stadium

Thursday 8th February, 6pm, Maida Vale Underground station

Every Thursday, the all abilities sports charity Achilles International holds a group run session at a London location. This week, we will be meeting up at Arsenal tube station, ready to run around Emirates Stadium. Open to runners and guides of all abilities! Follow the link to get involved:

https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/come-and-guide-run-with-achilles-international-emirates-stadium-b05aedd2-d3df-4b9f-b3bb-6aa2ffe55ec5

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Caledonian Junior parkrun Half Term Helpers

Sunday 11th and 18th February, 8.45am, Caledonian Park

Come and help local families and 4-14 year old youngsters with running a free weekly timed 2km course around Caledonian Park!

Sunday 18th February:

https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/volunteer-at-caledonian-junior-parkrun-b3e012e2-fa3f-4419-ba1b-416fd454ec11

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Friends of Canonbury Square- Volunteer Morning (February)

Saturday 17th February, 10am, Canonbury Square Gardens

Lending a hand with this beautiful neighbourhood maintained garden in Islington, a perfect post-parkrun task!

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/friends-of-canonbury-square-volunteer-morning-february

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Crouch End Open Space (CREOS) Volunteering Day

Sunday 18th February, 11am - 1pm, Hanley Tennis Club Car Park, Greenways

Our annual trip to CREOS this year for a woodland regeneration- loads of smashing forest path building has been planned!

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/crouch-end-open-space-creos-volunteering-day-february-2024

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ON Running and JENKI run club- Thursday morning matcha runs!

Thursday 22nd February, 7am, ON Running Spitalfields, Brushfield Street

Area Activator Simon has set up a series of morning runs, hosted on Thursday mornings at the new ON Running store in Spitalfields market.

A social 5km before work, with the option to take out a pair of ON Running shoes for a test spin. Followed by hot drinks provided by the team at JENKI, Brushfield Street.

Next run is on Thursday 22nd February:

https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/jenki-matcha-with-on-running-spitalfields-group-06ebe096-ebd6-40cb-a0aa-79f77834f470

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Penn Road Gardens Volunteer Open Day

Sunday 25th February, 10am - midday, Penn Road Gardens

Every last Sunday of the month, the residents of Penn Road invite keen volunteers to help with maintaining this lovely community spot just off Holloway Road.

https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/penn-road-gardens-open-morning-february-51e9d571-1d83-47ee-a2f5-09499ef9d816

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