The Oven- gers

Fifty on the inside

It was anther epic evening in Worthing tonight with Duncan reaching his 50th good deed. Despite a few misunderstandings from some thinking he had reached his big Birthday Duncan was swift to put the record straight on this one!

Next time you see Duncan he may be wearing his prestigious black GG tee shirt and raising his 50 pint glass that was awarded to him tonight. I would just like to add an extra word of thanks to Duncan as, without him introducing the GG idea to Worthing none of would be meeting up, doing good and having fun on a Monday. Thank you for the yummy cup cakes tonight too!

Paul was unable to make tonight but is poised at 48 good deeds. With this in mind we are hoping that he will reach his big 50 in time to celebrate on 1st Feb at our GG social . Details TBC

We also welcomed regulars Lucy , Dr Emma , Tamsin,Paula , Ros, Anne, Nick and also Barbara who met us directly at the task.

With GG update and cakes and present stowed safely for our return we set off on a short warm up run / walk to Stepping Stones half way house homeless hostel.

The team are spread ovenly tonight

With the main focus being a kitchen and spring clean the team split up with Paula and Anne on staircases and corridors , Ros, Barbara, Lucy and Tamsin headed to the kitchen with Duncan and Emma starting with some weeding one of the front flower beds outside.

One of the main features of the clean tonight was to tackle the large range cooker in the kitchen in an attempt to regain some of its sparkle. This was quite a challenge and if you look at the photos carefully you will see just how much of a challenge this was!

With plenty of arm power and elbow grease being applied it wasn't too long before we invited Duncan and Emma in from the cold and add their fresh muscle power to the oven door to try and remove the last of the stubborn grime.

in 30 short minutes we provided the equivalent of 4 workforce hours which made a huge much needed improvement in this large charitable homeless hostel. In particular the oven really does invite close inspection. Great work team !

Fit and Fun - You go, I go

After leaving Stepping Stones 7 of the team headed down to the seafront for a fitness session which based on fun and partnership work which seemed to cause a certain degree of hilarity and put plenty of smiles on faces together with some cracking team motivation.

The team partnered up with one 3 way arrangement . Short sharp moves such as squat tucks , burpees , jumping jacks, side jumps were alternately done with a high five changeover . Just how difficult can high fives be :) :) So funny ! Check out the photos !

We competed the session with some bus shelter bench press ups and tricep dips before a run/ walk back to Splashpoint for cakes and chat.

Back to the Big 50

There are quite a number of you that are hovering at 37 and 38 good deeds ( Tamsin , Barbara, Nick, Anne to name a few ) With the allure of a new black t' shirt together with being in strong contention to win our group in the GG January national challenge it would be great if we could all dig deep on these January Monday nights, put those running shoes on and head out the door to do good and clock up our miles and good deeds on the GG leaderboard.

Next week we are at Kamelia Kids in Goring so we will be meeting at our alternative meeting point at Worthing Leisure Centre at 6ish for a 6:15 pm departure. This is an ideal task for a walking group to join us so if you do know of anyone who would like to join us please get them to sign up on the GG website.

Have a great week everyone :)

Julia x