Camden

Group run

The Yurt Locker

33 GoodGymers made their way 6.0km to help the Green Gym, Kentish Town City Farm, and Skip Garden in Camden.

  • Camden runner
  • Sophie H
  • Jess
  • Pritesh Mistry
  • Steve Coman
  • Paul Bown
  • Laura Lambert
  • John Shirley
  • Catriona Sibert
  • Frances Powrie
  • Islington runner
  • Meredith Olson
  • Shirin
  • Elizabeth Pang
  • Jill Steinberg
  • Isabelle Bristow
  • Hayley Oberlander
  • Morag Shackerley-Bennett
  • Kat Kelly
  • Thomas Samuels
  • Alex Brown
  • Lambeth runner
  • Anna
  • Katherine Holdstock
  • Alex
  • Hanry Alexander Heatherwick-Lammers
  • CJ Jessup
  • Florence
  • Laurence ROGER
  • Redbridge runner
  • Chris Goldsack
  • Liz Jordan
  • Antonia Tanovcheva
 
Wednesday, 18th of April 2018
 
Led by Paul Bown

33 of Camden's finest helped Skip Garden with some gardening and we leafleted for Green Gym & Kentish Town City Farm

Welcome along to Antonia whose first group run it was last night - lovely to have you along.

In the news this week:

  1. Well done to Shirin who hit 50 Good Deeds last week! Woop woop!
  2. Also a massive well done to Sophie and Steve who represented GG at Manchester Marathon recently, both achieving under 4 hours.
  3. This Sunday is the London Marathon and GoodGym has various cheering squads out and about - have a look here. Myself and 20+ other GoodGymers are running - come along and cheer us on!

Chris' Leaflet Telegram:

This week were leafleting for Green Gym who run local gardening projects in Camden and Kentish Town City Farm who run programs for people 60+ in the local community.

Sunset running

We headed up to Kentish Town. Bumped into Jess (Sophie's mate) on the way there on her bike. Split into two groups, tackled the areas marked on the map around Kentish Town, working our way back down to Castlehaven. Pritesh was at the back, Steve gave a leaflet to some corner lads. Stop.

Skip Garden Report by PB:

We headed over to Skip Garden, through a busy Granary Square (it was like it was the first day of summer or something). Upon our arrival we met Chief Gardener Emma who explained our jobs:

  1. Folding up and loading the yurt onto a van to be moved to the Canada Water site - this provides lots more space in the Garden for activities!
  2. Shovelling soil into small bags so to be easily used around the garden to feed the plants & flowers
  3. Moving the compost ridan out of the way - it's unfortunately broken and will be removed soon, so no more ridan fun.
  4. Moving very heavy pots from inside to outside
  5. Watering the plants - they need feeding

RIP Ridan

After we'd taken a group picture we headed for a run on the sunny canal with two options on the way back, short with Frances or long with me.

I am recovering from London Marathon next week so Pritesh is in charge and you're going to Antrim Allotments - sign up here.

PB out.

Report written by Paul Bown


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Paul Bown
Led by Paul Bown

Previous Trainer for Camden and Islington, England Athletics Qualified Endurance Coach, 2h51 marathoner, & big sweet potato advocate

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