Last night, 8 Goodgymmers went out in Peckham to do some litter picking. We met as usual at Old Spike, but this time we welcomed Julien who had already done his first good deed that day - give him a cheer! 🙌

We started by litter picking the patch of grass where we usually warm up. It would have been easy to spend the whole session there but after tackling the big bits, we went ahead with our warm-up, and carried on to the canal path.

Once we reached the canal path, we did a quick ice breaker question - "what do you keep that others might consider trash?". Turns out we are sentimental or crafty, with answers including old trainers, ticket stubs and wine bottles. We split into small groups and spread out along the path. The path was very busy, with many cyclist shouting "thank you" at us! After many full black bags (I had to pop to the shop to get more!) we ran back to where we started for a quick stretch, and then on to the pub.

Anna found us at the pub! and took a photo of us since I'd forgotten to take any during the task, thanks Anna!

💪🌱 Girl power at Surrey Docks Farm today! An all-women crew got stuck into making compost by sieving rotted woodchip and layering it with coffee grounds from the farm café. With Kate's guidance, we built one full bag—around 1 tonne of compost that will decompose over the next few months. It was also great to welcome three new GoodGymers to the task. A muddy, productive morning with brilliant teamwork! ♻️

On Wednesday a group of goodgymmers headed up to Kelly Avenue Park, where we met up with our task owner. This is the second time we've headed over to help. Like the first time, we were once again met with some showers during our task 🌧

Nevertheless, we managed to do quite a bit. We weeded planters, cleared around trees, and cut back some weeds around a bench. And the watering... Well, the weather took care of that.

On Wednesday, we headed to Cossall Estate to help out. Alan was there to meet up and he quickly put us to work.

We split up to do a spread of tasks, ranging from cleaning graffiti off a notice board, some weeding, and moving a broken bench. In the second half of the session, we all grouped back together to clean some stains off the chairs in the community hall. We smashed out target and did over 20 chairs, well done team! 🙌