Kingston upon Thames

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Holy Moly! We stood no soap...but in the "spirit" of good cleaning it turned out just divine! ⛪🧼🧹🧽

4 GoodGymers made their way to help the Kingston Methodist Church in Kingston upon Thames.

  • Richmond runner
  • Jane Yelloly
  • Hannah Cochrane
  • Claire Dunne
 
Saturday, 15th of August 2020
 
Led by Mark Barun

4 GoodGym volunteers met at Kingston Methodist Church to help it to get ready to reopen. There was lots to do and they already had a team of people sprucing up the inside of the church so it was up to us to tackle the outside.

First we needed to clean the windows, without water and soap we relied on "windowlene" to give us some shine. We climbed up some step ladders to reach tricky stains and dusted off many a spider web to get those windows looking sparkling! With time to spare we put our Girl Power to the test, pulled on our gloves and tackled some stubborn weeds around the church. After a final sweep around the grounds we were ready for a cup of tea and a second breakfast!

The church is due to open in September and has some great ideas about how to keep its congregation safe while still ensuring they get the most out of the regular Sunday service - we wish them the best of luck with it and hope to return to do good for them in the future

Report written by Richmond runner


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