I have no Ikea

4 GoodGymers made their way 5km to help the Heathcote Community Centre in Warwick & Leamington Spa.

  • Laura P
  • Lilian
  • Allan Mansfield
  • Johnny Five
 
Wednesday, 15th of June 2022
 
Led by Laura P
she/her

On a rather warm Wednesday, four Goodgymers ran just over 5km to Warwick Gates Community Centre to help assemble some flatpack furniture.

We took the scenic route out of Leamington town centre, admiring the street art and waving to the Leamington Winter Night Shelter on our way past. When we arrived at the community centre we were given a tour of the newly refurbished building which was busy with community groups all making good use of the different spaces.

Our task was seemingly straightforward- assemble two Ikea desks for the office area. Luckily we had both allan keys AND Allan's expertise to guide us through, and after the first desk was completed, the second one went up in world record time.

We made our way back to our start point via the Town Hall, where the Leamington Peregrines make their nest (see the webcams here [https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/peregrine]) Volunteers from the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust had set up a spotting scope so we got a really good view of the newly fledged peregrine chicks and learnt more about them.

Thank you Lilian for planning and leading the running route. Katherine will be back next week!

Report written by Laura P


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Katherine
Katherine
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Thursday June 16th, 2022 14:03

Well done team - sorry to have missed this one as looks like it was a great task!

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Laura P
Led by Laura P

Runner. Tea drinker. Gardener. Cat owner. Love being outdoors!

GoodGymers helping out
  • Walk Leader

    Lead a walking group to the task

    • Lilian
  • Photographers

    Take photos for the session report

    • Allan Mansfield
    • Lilian
  • Back marker

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Lilian

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