Southwark

Group run

Ah ah ah ah stayin' alive! In Rotherhithe!

7 GoodGymers made their way 10.0km to help their local community in Southwark.

  • Katie H
  • Matt Guy
  • Lucy J
  • Helena Waters
  • Emily
  • Lucy
  • Ellie Hilborne
 
Wednesday, 12th of June 2019
 
Led by Lucy J

Southwark News

That's enough of the business

Last night we ran 10km overall to Upmarket Charity shop where we rubbed down and gave the shutters a coat of paint last week. The plan this week was to do another coat but the weather was awful so Pauline ushered inside once we arrived and put us to work in three groups:

  • Rubbing down and painting the inside shutters in the back room

  • Cleaning the windows

  • Sorting and organising the shop floor

Up Market is currently the only registered charity shop in the Rotherhithe area. What separates Upmarket from other charities is that they raise money for the local community hence their moto 'from the community, back to the community'. Since Up Market has been open it has become a focal point of the community. You can find out more about the shop here. At the moment they're getting ready for their 7th birthday in July so our help sprucing up is much appreciated! By the end of our visit we we had organised most of the hangers on the shop floor, the bag display and the bookshelves. Great work everyone!

Shout out to Ellie who joined us for her first GoodGym group run this week - we hope to see you again soon!

Not only did we get loads done, but we ran 5km each way very swiftly - super impressive running everyone!

See you next week :)

Lucy J

Report written by Lucy J


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Lucy J
Led by Lucy J

Ex-trainer for Southwark, defector to Sheffield. Marathon runner, ultra-experimenter, triathlete. www.runmindful.co.uk

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