Camden

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23 GoodGymers made their way 5.0km to help the Cecil Sharp House and Ashdown Crescent - Sheltered Housing in Camden.

  • Camden runner
  • Pritesh Mistry
  • Paul Bown
  • Islington runner
  • John Shirley
  • Frances Powrie
  • Steve Lee
  • Elizabeth Pang
  • Hayley Oberlander
  • Removed User
  • Rosie Ashworth
  • Lambeth runner
  • Katherine Holdstock
  • Alex
  • Hanry Alexander Heatherwick-Lammers
  • Flora McWilliam
  • Nicola
  • Elizabeth
  • Abi Perrin
  • Molly Bridge
  • Removed User
  • Frances Alcock
  • Thomas Saitta
 
Wednesday, 16th of January 2019
 
Led by Paul Bown

23 Goodgymers ran 5-7km to help Cecil Sharp House and Sheltered housing!

Thank you very much for the kind words, cheers, cake and the card! It's been an absolute pleasure to lead you wonderful people over the last three years - you are amazing!

Welcome along to the newbies this week - Tom, Molly, Flora and Frances etc - thanks for coming!

In the news this week:

  1. Come join us for Sofia Races in May! Full details here.
  2. Check out all the raceteam events here - lots happening :)
  3. Goodgymers are doing Finsbury Parkrun and then the Islington Starter Session on Saturday 26th January - come join.

Sheltered Housing - Ashdown Crescent:

Frances led a team of 8 people to help Sheltered Housing up in Kentish Town. This is a fantastic charity that helps care for older people. The 50+ residents use the garden regularly during the day so our help in very valuable.

The group completed a 7km run overall, helped plant some winter plants/bulbs and sweeping up leaves and debris.

Double Tasking, Double Good

Cecil Sharp House:

The rest of us headed to Cecil Sharp House, the home of English Folk Song and Dance. We split into three teams:

  • Gravel Team emptied 10 bags of gravel along the edge of the front garden/driveway.
  • A team collected up the last of the leaves around the car park and backgarden.
  • Another group collected stigs, branches and twigs up from the back garden lawn.

Once team gravel was done they helped everyone else collect up leaves, weed and move bags of leaves to either Susannah's car or the coincidental recycling truck that arrived.

After a group photo we headed to Primrose Hill for some shuttle runs and calf raises before heading home to the pub.

Sign up for next week here when we'll be making beds for the homeless!

Cheers PB out

Report written by Paul Bown


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Paul Bown
Led by Paul Bown

Previous Trainer for Camden and Islington, England Athletics Qualified Endurance Coach, 2h51 marathoner, & big sweet potato advocate

GoodGymers helping out
  • Back marker

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Pritesh Mistry
  • Photographers

    Take photos for the session report

    • Camden runner
    • Frances Powrie

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