Laura Grant

Thames Reach have asked us to come back and continue with tidying up their garden for the residents to enjoy. The residents were homeless people on a path to integrate back into society over a two year program. The outdoor space positively impacts and promotes their mental wellbeing. The tasks that need doing:

• Mow the lawn
• Pick up litter
• Cut back overgrown greenery

This is a community mission, so we will meet at the task. We encourage you to run, cycle or walk to 90 Galleywall Road as physical exercise will boost your mental health. We'll meet outside 90 Galleywall Road at 10:30 and we expect to be done by 12:00. If you have any questions, please put this down in the comments. Here's the contact details of the place if you get lost: 020 3751 8510.

Hi everyone and welcome to GoodGym Greenwich!

We're a friendly and social group who combine running with volunteering in the local community. We meet every Wednesday to get active and do a physical task for charities and community organisations in the area.

The Task

This week we will complete our first task at the Royal Garrison Church! This church is an important landmark in Woolwich. It was built in 1862 to serve the Royal Artillery and was bombed during World War Two. It's beautiful mosaics have recently been conserved and the church welcomes visitors and worshippers throughout the year.

They have quite a few bricks and stone slabs to be wheelbarrowed away from the front of the church.

This will be heavy and hard work so please take care and only lift what you are comfortable with!

We'll be returning for a community mission at the weekend to clear some of the brambles - sign up here: https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/de-brambling-at-st-george-s-garrison-church

The Run

We will be running from Charlton House which is a 2.4km run each way. You are welcome to join us at whatever pace - we never ever leave anyone behind!

Where & When

We meet at 6.45pm for a 7 o'clock start outside Charlton House The session will be about 90 minutes in total so we should be all wrapped up by 8.30pm.

What To Bring

This task is outdoors so headtorches will be particularly useful and please bring some gloves. Do also wear some reflective gear as it will be dark travelling to and from the task!

See you then :)

Helping out Old Alleynian Rugby Club with some community gardening for the first time in 2022!

Old Alleynian Rugby Club are a volunteer led Community Amateur Sports Club offering rugby for all. Their volunteers undertake grounds maintenance activities around the sides of the grounds, including controlling the ivy & weeds; drainage ditch clearance and general facilities maintenance (this may include some painting and cleaning tasks, if time and weather permits). They would like additional assistance once a month to support their Green Team in these tasks. There is plenty to do as they have a 9 acre site to manage. Tool and gloves are available and for those that are interested an introduction to rugby can be arranged after our mission.

It's back! We are back at Surrey Docks Farm every last Saturday of the month!

Gemma and Kate (coordinators at the Farm) need 6 volunteers to help out with a host of tasks from weeding to sieving compost and from bagging manure to sweeping the goats pen. There's always plenty to do! The session is from 14:00-16:00.

• Please remember to bring your own gloves and wear facemasks at this task
• Adhere to the Farm's COVID measures at all times
• This is a popular and in-demand task, so please sign up and turn up on the day if you can commit. Otherwise, please give the space to someone else.

As always, the last hour half is spent cuddling goats, sheep and all the other Farm animals! Hope you can join us and say hello to the pigs, goats and sheep again!

Mercato Metropolitano near Elephant & Castle is probably best known as a great date venue or hang out spot with friends with its diverse food court, however, they have a "giving back to the community" angle to their business. "MM in the Community" are organizing a programme of activities for the local children during the Christmas break. This includes cooking classes, arts and crafts and theatre workshops.

The classes will be attended by 20 kids (over a two day cycle - new set of 20 kids every two days). The sessions will be run by professionals. However, they would love our support to oversee the activities, look after the children, serve lunch and other small tasks. They would need 2-3 volunteers for this. Please sign-up, if you can commit.

The two day programme is as following:

Day 1 (10:30-13:00): Cooking class and lunch - This listing

Day 2 (10:30-15:00): Arts & Crafts, Lunch and Theatre workshop.

It's back! We are back at Surrey Docks Farm every last Saturday of the month!

Gemma and Kate (coordinators at the Farm) need 6 volunteers to help out with a host of tasks from weeding to sieving compost and from bagging manure to sweeping the goats pen. There's always plenty to do! The session is from 14:00-16:00.

• Please remember to bring your own gloves and wear facemasks at this task
• Adhere to the Farm's COVID measures at all times
• This is a popular and in-demand task, so please sign up and turn up on the day if you can commit. Otherwise, please give the space to someone else.

As always, the last hour half is spent cuddling goats, sheep and all the other Farm animals! Hope you can join us and say hello to the pigs, goats and sheep again!

HOT DRINKS AND MINCE PIES WILL BE PROVIDED!

The Friends of Brixton Windmill Gardens have asked for some GG Lambeth muscle to help put up gazebos and tables for their Winter Fair.

Make sure you're dressed warmly and some gloves would probably be a good idea! 🧤

Timings are 10:30 - 11:45am, and as I mentioned, HOT DRINKS AND MINCE PIES WILL BE PROVIDED! 😉