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Mon 25th Mar at 6:40pm
Tower Hamlets Report written by Laura Williams
A rather chilly Monday evening was no match for 9 GoodGymers this evening, all committed to a very physical task in Bow's GET OUT garden.
Meeting at just before 7 at the bottom of Harley Grove, we enjoyed a good 15 minutes of our regular body weight move-routine, ensuring we tackled everything from tricep dip to trap stretch.
Our little group slowly grew, and at just gone 7, we headed around the corner to the large iron gate of the GET OUT garden.
This previously disused, overgrown area of around has been transformed into 'a productive food forest that reflects the principles of permaculture and acts as a hub for education and connecting to nature'.
Tonight GET OUT team member Frankie had several tasks lined up for the team:
The Timber Team were heading to the skate ramp, to shift large planks of wood to the polytunnel and the exit area to help free-up space.
The Weeding Squad headed to the garlic beds to tackle the many weeds that have put down their roots since we planted the bulbs, working carefully around the many weeds in a variety of sizes in this dimly-lit area.
Meanwhile, the dedicated timber team were busy working effectively in pairs shifting very large wooden planks and boards all over the garden.
The brilliant Frankie directed the teams well, assigning them to new areas no soon as one was completed.
8pm came around fast as usual, and at 8:05 we were gathering tools, and admiring Emma and Ilana's final bit of weeding in the patch by the Camellia.
Off to the shed we went, to return kit and pose for our final pics of the night.
Big shout-outs tonight:
... To Martin, our resident head-torch technican.
... To Oliver, on head torch-collection.
...And, a special mention this week, to the GoodGymers who travel across town to join tasks, who tonight included:
John, who travelled from Camden.
Emma who travelled from Croyden.
Oliver who travelled from Southwark.
...and Fiona from Waltham Forest!
Great night, everyone.
Mon 25th Mar at 6:40pm
Our third visit of the year to the garden, come and have fun and put fitness to good use with task owners Kieran and Frankie.
Read moreMon 18th Mar at 7:10pm
Tower Hamlets Report written by Laura Williams
Tonight we headed to a brand new task on the Isle of Dogs! No fewer than 9 GoodGymers were greeted by Anne-Marie from the Island House Community Centre in Roserton Street to learn more about what we were doing this evening.
But first the fitness
A good-sized group joined at St John’s Park for tonight’s fitness session.
This well-lit local park housing tennis courts and well-tended gardens offers great views of the Wharf. A brilliant location for a quick workout!
We enjoyed our usual upper body stretches this evening, accompanied by a few laps of the little park, some squats and tricep dips on the benches.
We also welcomed Tom and Lovisha to their first GoodGym session!
Strolling up Manchester Road we were joined by Lobo and Fiona, before heading in to the warm community centre.
A well-prepared task
Anne-Marie was ready and waiting with bundles of equipment for tonight’s painting task.
We headed up to the large hall, opened doors and windows and set about mixing paint, laying dust sheets and turning radiators off.
With six teams initially spread out over the hall, glossing cupboards and coating radiators (and let’s not forget tackling some very high beams for cobwebs) we thought this would be a speedy job, but with careful painting and a clean-as-you-go attitude, the time slipped by faster than we imagined.
In spite of starting the clean-up effort at around 8:40, it was still nearly 9pm before this dedicated team were heading out (GoodGym Golden Rule #135: Never leave a task messier than when you arrived).
This was a brilliant effort from everyone, and we look forward to Part II of this task , when we return on Wednesday 3rd April!
Until then.
Monday 11th March
Fiona M done 100 good deeds with GoodGym.
Fiona has just reached another level: 100 good deeds with GoodGym. That's at least 100 times when they could have easily done something easier. But they didn't, Fiona has kept going and going. Helping a lot of other people and getting a bit fitter at the same time. Congratulations Fiona.
Tue 12th Mar at 10:37am
Thanks!
Tue 12th Mar at 1:02pm
Well done Fiona, been good to be with you on your GoodGym journey
Mon 11th Mar at 6:40pm
Tower Hamlets Report written by Laura Williams
Week 2 of our task at the Yurt Café in Limehouse saw us gathering by the picnic tables for Larry's briefing shortly after 7 this evening.
Our first task was to head around to Butcher Row and trim the Buddleja, which was poking through the fence. We worked along the length of this fence, lopping branches and plucking weeds at a thoroughly good speed. Shout-out to Lucinda who was positioned between the fence and the Portakabin, chopping branches and feeding them through the fence.
After we'd completed this first task, we headed around to the garden to make a start of the other big tasks.
Task 2 (and 3)
First up was the timber relocation. Armed with large planks of wood, the first team shuttled back and forth from the area at the bottom of the garden to the Portakabins until the pile was no more.
Our second team got to work on the planter near the cafe, juggling screwdrivers and stubborn planter sides in poorly-lit conditions, stopping frequently and patiently for my slow photographs.
It was another fun and active night in Limehouse, spent with Larry our task owner who's enormously appreciative of the time GoodGymers are spending helping prepare this area for a time-sensitive, exciting new project.
The evening was rounded off with a big shout-out to our Fiona, a huge part of GG Tower Hamlets, who tonight reached her 100th good deed!
Next week, we're heading inside, for our first task at the Island House Community Centre.
Until then.
Mon 11th Mar at 6:40pm
We're back to Limehouse, this week to help clear the area around the the Yurt Café.
Read moreMon 18th Mar at 7:10pm
Come and enjoy a variety of interesting activities at this brand new task!
Read moreMon 26th Feb at 6:40pm
Tower Hamlets Report written by Laura Williams
A dry but blustery evening saw 10 GoodGymers head to the GET OUT garden in Harley Grove this evening to assist the brilliant Frankie with some serious digging work.
But first the fitness
A small group gathered by the little wall at the end of the street to run through tonight’s workout. As luck would have it, the wall was dry and so we were able to add tricep dips, split squats and a couple of variations of the seated leg lower too.
We spent a little time on some upper body stretches this week, agreeing that a short step-by-step flexibility routine, tackling tight traps and the hardworking rotator cuff group is an excellent use of five minutes at the start of the week.
Making our way up to the GET OUT gate, we joined several new arrivals to head in and see what needed to be done tonight.
The GET OUT garden is a community garden and food forest project in Bow. A previously un-used area of around half an acre has been transformed into a ‘productive food forest that reflects the principles of permaculture, and acts as a hub for education and connecting to nature'.
Frankie was superbly well prepared, taping off the area, laying out tools, and even creating twine hooks for our lights.
The team wasted no time in making a start, first rooting out the tough alkatel weed, then removing soil, and then turning the remaining soil. Barrows were filled and shuttled over to the compost area.
All the stages of this task proved to be a thoroughly good workout.
The time went quickly and productively, and it was something of a surprise when we realised it was just a few minutes before 8.
Following a quick spade-cleaning tutorial from Frankie (mud = rust) we dropped the last of the tools at the shed; gathered head torches (thanks Emma), and posed (patiently) for that final pic.
It was a great evening: lovely to be back with the knowledgeable and fun Frankie; good to be outside, working hard, being productive and enjoying one another’s company. And an added bonus, tonight we celebrated our John’s 1000th deed (tonight’s was 1009).
Next week, we return to the Yurt Café in Limehouse to see Larry!
Until then.
Mon 26th Feb at 6:40pm
Tonight we'll have more fun with Frankie at the garden - and we're celebrating John's 1000th good deed too!
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