Bryon Chan


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Bryon Chan went on a group run

Tue 12th Mar at 6:45pm

Like a Bridge Over to Puddled Water, I Will Lay Mulch Down

Ealing Report written by Sevan

After the earlier downpour, 5 GoodGymers met at Bodyline Studio for their group run to help HANGOT in Elthorne Park. They welcomed Ijo on her first group run, as well as Christos and Helene rejoining us after shorter breaks. In Hanwell, Bryon made a surprise appearance and, as the group walked towards the container past a group of scouts with head torches, there was a taller scout lurking behind them who turned out to be Milly!

With the super team of 8 complete, Sevan had to open the equipment container for the first time in the dark. No pressure ๐Ÿ˜…! Luckily or skillfully, he managed to open it to find only 3 wheelbarrows, which was a bit disappointing. The wheelbarrows, shovels and rakes were grabbed and a long, muddy walk to Osterley Lock began.

The team split between wood chip shovellers, barrowers and rakers. The wheelbarrows had to cross a bridge to get to the orchard which had a giant puddle on the far side. Different techniques were tried to keep shoes clean, but they mostly ended up wet and muddy by the end.

Madhan took charge of the shovelling station, Steph Ducat led the department of transport and Bryon directed incoming wheelbarrows towards the trees in need, helping Ijo with smoothing the mulch around the base of the trees. Apple, cherry, plum trees and more that we couldn't identify were given a thick layer of mulch, helping to keep them healthy through the spring.

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Wed 13th Mar at 11:04am

Wow - great size of a group! Nicely done, everyone, and welcome to Ijo! ๐Ÿ‘‹ I like a good Simon & Garfunkel pun! ๐ŸŒ‰๐ŸŒŠ Thank you to Sevan for leading a tricky task. Btw Sevan received a comprehensive hands-on training on the container opening ๐Ÿ˜Ž - although without simulating the night time conditions - so well done!

Bryon Chan
Bryon Chan went on a community mission

Sat 2nd Mar at 8:30am

Purroud and Pawsome

Ealing Report written by Madhan

"It is raining cats and dogs" was a quote that's used quite often throughout the morning's task at Hanwell Church. I already made up my mind to have a shower under nature when I left the house this morning.

I saw Kash and Sevan running on the other side of the road when I was reaching the task location. I saw Sevan and Bryon discussing with Marion, the task owner near a notice board which has the map of the church and the list of charities that were attending today.

GoodGym Ealing welcomes back Bryon to Goodgyming who was last spotted at Jenny's 500th task a year back

We were helping out Ealing Animal Fair, which is a yearly event that happens at Hanwell Church. It was raining cats and dogs(goodies) inside the church as well.

Marion assigned us to an unloading task. We were looking for cars that entered the Church like a hawk and the following sentences were repeated many times.

Do you need help with unloading? Which charity you are from? Oh, that goes to the Main Hall. This one is to the Memorial Hall.

Luckily we spent more time indoors than outdoors, in the wet weather, as we only had to pick bags & things from cars which were parked right in front of the entrance till we unloaded.

Tom, who was a regular volunteer/relative of one of the charity members thanked us, as he said he was the only person helping with this unloading stuff from his childhood. He was glad that now they got GoodGym support and enjoyed his coffee.

Elephant plushies, cat quotes, dog tote bags, marmalades, donkey mugs, monkey figurines, and squirrel keychains were some of the items that filled the stalls of different animal charities.

30+ animal charities attended this event

The event starts at 10:30 am and we had pretty much finished unloading stuff of most charities by 10:00 am. Sevan then ran to Horsenden Hill to meet a few more GoodGymers for another community mission. Bryon, Kash, and I stayed for some more time to see if anyone needed any other help. Soon Kash left for Horsenden as well. Bryon and I got ourselves the free volunteering coffee and then had a tour of the event.

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Kash

Sun 3rd Mar at 2:12pm

Great report Madhan! Thank you so much for finding and leading the task ๐Ÿ˜Š

Bryon Chan
Bryon Chan signed up to a community mission.

Sat 2nd Mar at 8:30am

Help Setup Ealing Animal Fair @ Hanwell Church - Saturday

It will be an enormous help to the organisers and stallholders.

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Bryon Chan
Bryon Chan went on a group run

Tue 18th Apr 2023 at 6:45pm

Jenni crowns her bitter sweet 500th good deed

Ealing Report written by Harvey Gallagher (he/him)

The orchard is a really nice space, away from the hustle and bustle of Ealing Broadway. It's well used by young people and the community. Tonight we put our backs into transporting wood chip from outside the orchard, via shovels and wheelbarrows, into the space to help dry up the muddy patches.

This was a special space for a special occasion - the celebration of Jenni's 500th good deed - yes, that's right, 500 good deeds! Jen is truly the Queen of GoodGym Ealing. And she was straight on the case ordering her crown-encrusted 500 GoodGym t-shirt.

But this was also a celebration tinged with some sadness. Jenni is moving out of the area. We can't tell you how much we'll miss her - she's one of our own. Timing her 500th good deed with her her leaving party was a logistical masterpiece for which we can only congratulate Jenni once again! She promised to visit soon and we'll hold her to that.

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Jack Da Silva

Thu 20th Apr 2023 at 10:27am

Congrats Jenni!

Bryon Chan
Bryon Chan signed up to a group run.

Tue 18th Apr 2023 at 6:45pm

Spreading woodchip over muddy ground in a Community Orchard

Come for a short run/walk and a physical task to help a special space in the heart of Ealing

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Bryon Chan
Bryon Chan went on a community mission

Sat 1st Apr 2023 at 9:00am

Retro-picking

Ealing Report written by Kash

Another record-breaking turnout from GoodGym at the Mill Hill Park litterpick! Having six GoodGymers was quite impressive, especially when the community mission collided with the parkrun start time! Some of us, on the way to Acton, met our GoodGym friends heading out to run or volunteer at the Gunnersbury parkrun.

We were wondering if there would be enough litter for all of us but Elisabeth from Acton Litter Collective was very happy with our numbers because many of the 9 am regulars were away that week. She brought us additional litterpickers, welcomed new joiners, and tried to remember all the names.

We split into pairs and headed out into Acton backstreets to search for more interesting finds than the ubiquitous cigarette butts. We came back with artifacts from our not so distant past, from school accessories to technology from late 20th century.

Notable findings:

  • Bike computer
  • Sexual Healing CD case
  • 3/4 of a VHS cassette
  • J keyboard key
  • Set square & ruler
  • Sports shoes
  • Dogs demanding treats
  • A snail colony
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Tue 18th Apr 2023 at 8:00pm

Jenni's leaving party

Say farewell and good luck to one of our favourite Ealing legend's Jenni

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StephDucat
Bryon Chan
Bryon Chan signed up to a community mission.

Sat 1st Apr 2023 at 9:00am

Saturday morning cleanup at Mill Hill Park

Help clean Mill Hill Park, neighbouring streets and green spaces

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Bryon Chan
Bryon Chan went on a community mission

Sun 19th Mar 2023 at 11:00am

Every strike you make, every glass you break...

Ealing Report written by Kash

When GoodGymers from Ealing found out about the weekend community clean-up in Southall's Western Road Urban Garden, they were excited about the first day of the event, but no one seemed to be able to come on the second day. After five of us attended the big Saturday clean up, everything changed. We returned on Sunday for more samosas (I mean: digging the soil! ๐Ÿ˜…) and in greater numbers! We had five Ealing folks and Tabitha from GoodGym Brighton, who was the force behind the endeavour. Tabitha told us about the event in the first place. Without her, the fantastic collab between GoodGym Ealing and the Southall Community Alliance wouldn't happen! She deserves two good deeds for that - give her a cheer! ๐Ÿ‘

Apart from yesterday's gang: Harvey, Sevan, Milly and Kash, we welcomed one of the Ealing legends, Bryon, who visited the urban garden for the first time. There were also more familiar faces that we met the previous day. While the new volunteers were going through their health & safety briefing, most of us were ready to pick up our tools and get straight to work (or pick up the pakoras and then get to work! ๐Ÿ˜œ).

On Saturday, Janpal from the SCA had promised us that Sunday would be about enjoying the milder weather and planting trees. That was true, yet there was digging work still to be done. The mattocks (it is that thing you may call a pickaxe but the part you use for hitting is flatter in a mattock) went into action again. We crashed the rocks and smashed the glass and tiles hidden under the soil. The amount of 30-year-old rubbish we kept digging out seemed infinite. Milly diligently was sifting through the heaps of antiques we discovered, separating glass from rusty metal, rocks from roots, and plush ducks from plastic bunnies.

Time flies while you are having fun! It was nearly 1 pm when we decided we have done enough with mattocks and forks to remove the debris and prepare the soil for tree planting. It was the time for our favourite snacks, tea or coffee, and a chat with our new volunteer friends. Milly was not among those who ran straight to the delicious fritters ๐Ÿ˜‹, but accompanied Mani from Southall Transition in putting out the tree plugs.

After the break, Mani gave us instructions with a demo on how to plant a tree ๐ŸŒฑ. It looked simple. The reality had lots of surprises for us! We were supposed to dig the soil for the whole depth of a spade's blade, but after getting just halfway there, we kept hitting rocks, bricks or metal rods. We had to repeat the exercise of digging out the waste again! GoodGymers don't get easily discouraged and always welcome a good workout, so we removed the obstacles and put the trees where they belonged. The next stage was mulching (something the Ealing crew are experts in!) and watering the new trees (the real-life farmer's walk workout).

The session finished with group photos and the last chance to grab refreshments before heading off. While saying our goodbyes, we looked at the sky and caught sight of the famous Jeffrey the Red Kite ๐Ÿชถ. He was on his way to spreading the news about the brilliant work in the Western Road Community Garden across the whole borough.

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Sun 19th Mar 2023 at 7:36pm

Loved these tasks so much looking forward to seeing them again! Lovely lovely team and we smashed it with the crew x

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