Dan Norkett

Our EACH heroes this week were Jules, Dan and Marie! They teamed up with the regular volunteers at the charity shop for this Sunday morning community mission, rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in. Jules was on games duty - sorting and organising all the pieces, plus working hard in the kitchen, descaling the kettle and getting everything sparkling. Dan and Marie sorted through dozens of bags of clothing donations. Jules said they were warmly welcomed by Ray, the duty manager, who had jobs planned ready for them, and that the team were really grateful for their efforts. Huge thanks to Marie - well done on your first good deed! At the other end of the scale, Dan is closing in on 100 deeds! Woweee! Thank you to Jules for the fantastic photos, and for supporting EACH three times now. Amazing work all round.

It is November, not the 5th but we will still remember remember this evening. It was great to see all the Goodgym Colchester crew raising money for MS-UK by selling programmes, glow sticks and clappers for small donations. Colchester Rugby Club set the stage for a great firework display at their new home with a choir , fire dancer and sweet and savoury treats! The chilly evening and family atmosphere was a great end to the weekend...a huge thank you to Emma and her MS-UK team for our hi-vis, badges and food voucher!

Goodgym Hero of the Week, Mikaela, was joined by twelve deputy heroes on the High Street tonight to do some gardening for Colchester in Bloom. After a briefing from Tav, we ran and walked to the meeting point to get our instructions. Armed with garden bags and tools we made short work of emptying ten two-tier planters of old plants, ready for the new ones tomorrow. The task was a repeat of the one in May, although this time it didn't end in free rhubarb for the runners! We piled our heavy bags of plants into Pam's car, and headed off for some hill sprints, supported by Stu, Hels, and Yee, shouting encouragement and shining some extra lights! 👍 😁 👏 A fantastic run, walk, cycle and task this evening, well done everyone!