Paint no ceiling high enough

7 Goodgymers helped their local community in Newcastle
Eleanor Peters
Thomas Mather
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Sam Gittings
Anji Andrews
Florence Barbour
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Newcastle

Sunday 27th September 2020

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We had a full day takeover at Building Futures East with our friends that we help out weekly with the East End Women foodbank task.

A few weeks ago, we were asked by the team there to help out with some decorating and painting in the huge space (see the photos!) that is about to be transformed into a big working area for the Stitch Sisters project, a new training course from women in the East End to develop skills in sewing and get back into work. The space is massive and would be a huge job for a small charity, so we were delighted to get the chance to help and really make a difference.

As you can see social distancing was most definitely guaranteed today as 6 of us including new runner Florence (go and give her a cheer!) spent the day getting stuck in. We rolled, glossed, cleaned and in Tom's case squeaked a lot (the roller, not Tom).

We managed over the course of the day to get over half of the massive space done alongside task owners Rebecca and Barbara and we know with another few Community Missions we can get it all cracked and finished off. Keep following for updates when we list a comeback mission.

PS we even got a drive by from a Viking ship which is just classic random GoodGym I think you'll agree.


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Building Futures East
Building Futures East are an educational and community development charity based in the East End of Newcastle.

Building Futures East are soon to launch the Stitch Sisters Academy through their East End Women project. Stitch Sisters will offer training, education and support to women across Newcastle who are looking to learn practical skills for personal development and employment. Women will be offered a package of support including English and Maths tutoring, domestic abuse recovery and a range of social activities to reduce social isolation.

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