Anchoring down a 200

For someone who I initially thought had been kidnapped into good gym when I started 😉that is pretty amazing John. Congratulations brilliant well done 👏 200🎉

I think this message, written by our very own Paula, sums up perfectly the vibe of the group in celebration of John 200th good deed.

Previously a reluctant participant and now, I think its fair to say, a convert to the group, John has worked tirelessly since his first task in January 2019 to not only do good but also support the group with both his moral support and crafting skills. Since 2019, Mr R has swapped the 5pm beer o'clock for putting on his run shoes and heading out to do good stuff in the community ( followed by beer! ) 200 tasks and 815 workouts later and the night arrived for his milestone event. Like buses these milestones seem to run in three's. With Ricky's 100th last week and Duncan's 200th last week it was very timely to support another great turn out on a cold dark January evening.

We met at our official meeting point at Splash Point Leisure Centre and quickly decided who was running and who was walking to the task. Sue Sarah and I headed off for a gorgeous run around the pier whilst the man of the moment strode off armed with a bag of home made cakes with his gang, Mrs R ( Belinda) Barbara and Ricky for an extended walk to the task.

On arrival we were joined by Gillybean Craig and Jay who had run over from Brighton !!

Despite being chilly we were so grateful that it had stopped being windy and rainy and it proved to be a very happy evening with plenty of the usual banter that is so characteristic of our group. Tonight it was all about Sarah and John with her alluding to this task being his 199th followed by his 199.5th before finally eating cake in celebration of his 200th!

With a lot of pruning tonight the team made a great inroad into tidying up this seafront community garden. There is a lot more work to be done here so we will return!

Next Monday the task is just along the road at the Fisherman's Garden. Meet at SPLC at 6pm.

Have a great week and don't forget we are still in the January challenge so every good deed and task counts! Remember to upload all your km's to strava and try and get to as many tasks as you can. Don't forget you can also upload a good deed of your own too.

Next Sunday 22nd Jan - Meet for a beach clean opposite the rowing club at 09:45 Bring gloves and wrap up warm!

Have a great week

Julia x