Swindon

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It’s Ladies night and we’re havin’ a ball!

6 GoodGymers made their way to help the Swindon Night Shelter in Swindon.

  • Helen Saville
  • Teresa Sugden
  • Lily
  • Sam Coxon
  • Kirsty Hodgson
  • Swindon runner
 
Thursday, 30th of July 2020
 
Led by Sam Coxon

After a successful trip to the Hive a couple of weeks a go, tonight we were at Swindon Night Shelters The Hub shop & cafe. As we all started to arrive Ian, the Social Enterprise Manager welcomed us in with Lily arriving fashionably late. Ian explained to us some of the new challenges Swindon Night Shelter had faced, and overcome, during the recent pandemic and the new challenges they face as the restrictions begin to ease and we start to learn what the new normal has in store. With a quick safety briefing which included ‘knees bent, back straight, ra ra ra 👏🏻’, we set off in our pairs.

Pair 1 at the front of the store, Kirsty and Sam had the task of cleaning the large shop windows, the till area and moving the heavy bench which was hand crafted by the service users during the lockdown period. All whilst dancing round the basket of balls, trying not to knock it over ⚽️🎾. Pair 2, Gina and Helen were tasked to clear off all the shelves and give them a thorough clean ready for Megan, the Deputy Manager, to restock. The champagne glasses caught Gina's eye but they were disappointed to only find pawsecco on the shelve 🥂🍾. The final pair and completing our ‘ladies night’ team, Lily and Teresa took on the task of cleaning the kitchen cupboards 🧼 This area is usually used to provide for the cafe area. Unfortunately this is closed at the moment, so there was no cake in sight 🍰

Megan explained that the tasks we completed tonight were jobs she was unable to do whilst the shop is open and would have taken her a lot of time alone. She was most grateful she could restock the shop the following morning with a fresh and clean start. We all headed home with a sense of achievement, shopping bags full of new goodies purchased and some of Lily’s home grown courgettes 🥒 picked just this morning!

Report written by Sam Coxon


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Helen Saville
Helen Saville
Friday July 31st, 2020 11:17

Brilliant Report Sam thanks for leading us! It was great to see you all. 😁

Kirsty Hodgson
Kirsty Hodgson
Friday July 31st, 2020 12:06

Great task and so nice to see everyone

Jo O'Leary
Jo O'Leary
Friday July 31st, 2020 12:48

Girl power! Great work ladies ♥️♥️

Swindon runner
Swindon runner
Friday July 31st, 2020 16:47

Another fab fun evening doing good deeds. Great report Sam. ❤️🖤

Tracey C
Tracey C
Friday July 31st, 2020 21:58

Glad Helen finally got to shop! Well done ladies x

Lily
Lily
Saturday August 1st, 2020 00:14

Fab report Sam 🎉thanks. Good to see you all again 🥰

Emma Sperring
Emma Sperring
Sunday August 2nd, 2020 12:05

Fab report Sam and what a great task! Well done 😊

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Sam Coxon
Led by Sam Coxon

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