Leeds

Community mission

Paint out to help out!

6 GoodGymers made their way to help the Pyramid of Arts in Leeds.

  • York runner
  • Liam Scott
  • Carol Carney
  • Damu
  • Katie Lees
  • Rob Cohen
 
Monday, 2nd of November 2020
 
Led by Carol Carney

Round 2 at Pyramid of Arts to give the the walls a second coat of white.

Katie, Tom, Rob, Liam and myself were greeted by Alice from Pyramid of Arts who set us to work with rollers and trays. We were joined very shortly after by Adam who arrived by bike.. Well with a rather flat punctured wheel. The rain had clearly not helping the situation in anyway.. But alas, we were all under the one roof and it was rather warm considering it was a big open space.

Adam, Tom, Liam and Rob pulled out the large shelving from the wall to ensure no blue wall was missed! Every nook in the wall was painted with white (well maybe not exactly every) but we made a fairly good attempt at it.

There was no limit with creative ways to get to the top hard to reach areas with Tom finding a long handled smaller roller in the back. He was on the right track until he noticed a few blots of orange seep out through the white... A quick clean and some rolling out of old paint made for a fresh white coat again.

Alice was very welcoming offering tea and coffee and * halloween sweets *(guessing). She was so grateful to have us paint the place.

Once all the reachable parts of the wall was painted and Tom, Adam and Liam were finishing the hard to reach spots up high myself and Katie started a game of would you rather... Some very odd and difficult decisions and conclusions were drawn. Issues raised regarding toes as fingers or fingers as toes was the biggest debate and although both parties highlighted the rationale for each decision it was agreed with fingers being toes as being the more 'practical' decision.

We gathered up the rollers, trays and paint brushes and as a last parting gift from Pyramid of Arts we left in style with a bit of Bob Marley playing from the radio.

Adam eventually got home safely after pumping his wheel 7 times on the way home. Poor Adam...

Mission complete 🏡

Report written by Carol Carney


Discuss this report

sign in to add a comment

Carol Carney
Led by Carol Carney

GoodGym Leeds runner

GoodGymers helping out
  • Photographer

    Take photos for the session report

    • Katie Lees

Share the love

Become a member

with an optional monthly donation

  • Run, walk, or cycle to help older people
  • Access sessions across the country
  • Claim your GoodGym t-shirt

Need help with a community project?

If you're a community organisation and have a physical task then we'd like to help.

Request a task

Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more