GG Elephant & Castle x Let's Lift the Curfew: Litter picking around Burgess Park

Let's Lift the Curfew 2026: join us for a special session

Tonight we're joining forces with This Girl Can and their Let's Lift the Curfew campaign.

When the clocks go back on Sunday 25 October, millions of women across the UK will once again see their world get smaller as the nights get darker.

Safety concerns affect where they go, when they go, who they go with and whether they can be active outdoors at all.

Whether shaped by past experiences, stories they've heard, or not feeling comfortable or confident in a particular place after dark, many women are unable to be active outdoors or use public spaces in the same way that men do.

In fact, nearly three-quarters (72%) of women in the UK change their outdoor activity routines during winter. Let's Lift the Curfew challenges this reality to ensure no woman has to change where, when or how she gets active because of safety concerns.

You can read about, and complete, GoodGym's own training on this issue here.

Tonight's Task

We'll be meeting at 6:30 at the Castle Centre Gym by Elephant & Castle tube. From there, we'll run a nice quiet 2km route to Chumleigh Gardens (all paces welcome!) where we'll be picking up our litter pickers and getting to it!.

We'll down tools (specifically, litter pickers and bags) at about 8pm and jog back to the Castle Centre.

For the run - we'll have a back marker, so all paces completely welcome. GoodGym welcomes runners of all abilities and we never leave anyone behind.

If you prefer to meet us at the task you're very welcome to do so. We'd expect to arrive at approximately 7pm.

If you happen to have gardening gloves, do bring them! And no worries if not. I think we'll be in headtorch season so do bring one along if you have one!