Colchester

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21/7/2021 - GG Colchester take 2!

6 GoodGymers made their way 6.0km to help the Keep Britain Tidy and Colchester Borough Homes in Colchester.

  • Dan Norkett
  • Tav
  • Louise
  • Ella Jeffries
  • James G
  • Andrew McEwan
 
Wednesday, 21st of July 2021
 
Led by Tav
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Thinking of a good enough title to signify the return of group activities was tough...what happened tonight has not happened for around 14months after 4 years of weekly 'do-gooding' in Colchester.

We met at the old haunt of Leisure World in the outdoor seating area - which is now a normal thing everywhere! I tried my best to remember the Goodgym speech and scrambled through it and even managed to number off the 'gang' (as we were described lovingly by a friendly cyclist.

With Andrew and James nursing their matching groin injuries we steadily jogged to Worsnop House from where we managed to do a little bit of litter picking that extended on to Old Heath Recreation Ground. On Sunday we are volunteering at Junior Parkrun at the Rec and now it is a bit cleaner and shinier for the kids!

We bumped into the main man at Go4 community cafe too and made arrangements to sort out a task with them soon and then a little fitness!

Using the tree's as markers we paired up to do some shuttle runs, press-upd, squats and burpees! It felt new but the tried and tested Wednesday tradition is back!!!

See you on Sunday and perhaps a parkrun on Saturday too. Stay safe and socially distanced if you can!

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Tav
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Kindness is a verb - do more kind.

GoodGymers helping out
  • Walk Leader

    Lead a walking group to the task

    • James G
  • Document Checker

    Check the documents of GoodGymers applying for a DBS

    • James G
  • Back markers

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • Andrew McEwan
    • Dan Norkett

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