Cardiff

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A very down to earth task

41 GoodGymers made their way to help their local community in Cardiff.

  • Caroline
  • Richard Breakspear
  • Michael
  • Jay Rosenberg
  • Islington runner
  • Shona Buchanan
  • Simon Fitzmaurice
  • Stephen Corry
  • Benjamin Annear
  • Wandsworth runner
  • Emily
  • Morag White
  • Martin Graff
  • Adam
  • David McCullough
  • Flo
  • Katie Carew-Robinson
  • Rachel Cutler
  • Tina Gunnarsson
  • Jo Kitching
  • Angela Chick
  • Claudia Ortiz
  • Rose
  • Beth Sawyer
  • Matt
  • Matt Cottrell
  • .
  • April Cheung
  • Kerry Dixon
  • Anil Kishwani
  • Connor Lacey
  • Susanna Lutman
  • Kate McSharry
  • Connor Lucy
  • Jon Pairman
  • Kelly Maia
  • Sarah Howarth
  • Petra Gerzova
  • Susan Maddison
  • Clare Jamieson
  • Phillipa Conlin
 
Friday, 5th of July 2019
 
Led by Benjamin Annear

37 runners ran 15 km to help the Down to Earth social enterprise in Gower.

08:40 and we gathered by the flag, a mix of goodgym runners and some who were new to goodgym - a special welcome to you! After a vigorous warm-up of pirate- and lovetrails-themed games, we set off to the Down to Earth project - a social enterprise that helps people to bring about positive change in their lives through meaningful outdoor activity.

On the way there, we stopped at Arthur's Stone for a dramatic reenactment of the Lion King and to take some photos of the stunning scenery. We soon had to stop again due to horses on the path. Many of them had foals, which were really sweet, but made us nervous about going too near them. Eventually the horses moved on allowing us past and we arrived at Down to Earth.

Once there we were welcomed with squash and biscuits and given a little introduction to the work Down to Earth does. They aim to make a positive difference in people's lives through sustainable construction, outdoor adventures and merging innovation in healthcare delivery with innovation in education. Inside the building were plaques made by groups of young people about their experiences at Down to Earth - it was moving to read about the incredible positive changes these young people had achieved through their engagement with the project. We split into four groups and were tasked with gardening, sawing, sorting timber and moving parts of houses. It was hard work in the hot sun, but many hands made light of it and we achieved an incredible amount working together. After a group photo outside the main building, we were off back to the festival.

We took a different route back, pausing on top of a hill for another great view of beautiful Gower. Ben stood on the trig point valiantly fighting off territorial wasps whilst taking photos of the group. The run back was fun, lots of down hill and some lovely shady woodland. We arrived back at the festival in time for a hearty lunch and having made new friends and done some good.

Report written by Benjamin Annear


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Katie Carew-Robinson
Katie Carew-Robinson
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Tuesday July 9th, 2019 07:39

Great run and awesome project. Thank you Ben 😊

Jay Rosenberg
Jay Rosenberg
Tuesday July 9th, 2019 18:33

I second that! I want to return to Down to Earth as soon as I get the opportunity. Thank you Ben for the introduction :)

Redbridge runner
Redbridge runner
Thursday July 11th, 2019 10:18

Great job everyone, it looked like a really rewarding task!

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