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We have been asked by South Hackney Recovery Team to help Mr A with his carpet. The edges of the carpet need lifting away from the skirting board a small amount so that his skirting boards can be repaired by workmen. Mr A has some physical health issues which prevent him from being able to do this himself. No furniture should require moving. GoodGym has listed this mission for one or two runners. Two GoodGymers can go together, but the mission will still go ahead with one if only one person signs up by the deadline. If you are concerned about going solo, please do not feel under pressure to attend. Instead, please send us an email to missioncontrol@goodgym.org. If you let us know, we will not confirm it unless we have a second runner.

Mr R had a new headboard that needed attaching to his bed, so I jogged on over to Whitechapel at lunch and found the headboard partly assembled and Mr R in need of some assistance.

Between the two of us we were able to suss out what was required to complete the assembling of the wooden posts to the headboard itself, and then it quickly slotted into place at the top of his bed.

He seemed rather chuffed about it all, which made me happy too, so all in all a resounding success.

The Windmill team were grateful as ever to have us join them for their gardening session. After a small pause while the bulb types were identified we quickly got stuck in to planting a couple of rows of daffodils along the fence, using the snazzy clod removing tools and a few trowels to get out the trickier stones. The damp soil was a breeding ground for plump happy worms, so we took great care to cut round them as we went. Soon we had a couple of rows of Daffs against the fence and a little loop of different bulbs around the tree too. Meanwhile, Nathan was hard at work at the other side of the garden getting to grips with the scyth and making quick work of cutting back the plants - an impressive before and after task. We'll no doubt see them all again soon, and we'll have to schedule a spring visit to reap the rewards of the bulb display.

Background

The foodbank have really appreciated GoodGymers lending a hand over the past few weeks, and they remain in need of a few pairs of GoodGym hands during November too... This is a really friendly, well organised activity, well attended by GoodGymers, so a perfect activity for a bit of midweek socialising!

What you will be doing

The fantastic Foodbank team could really do with a hand stock-taking, packing bags, clearing... this evening.

Jo, Beth and I arrived promptly at midday at St Paul Old Ford to meet Rosie and the team and get underway preparations to ensure the Bow Community Day was all set in an hour's time.

Initially we were assembling collapsible tables for the various stalls and then rearranging the cafe area to make it look more "cafe-like".

Once we were suitably happy with our efforts it was all about the promotion. Jo was on poster duty putting them up all around the entrance and Beth and I picked up various lengths of bunting to adorn the front of the church, which offered some fun logistical challenges but ultimately ended up very successfully.

It did look most inviting once we were done and as we wrapped up at 1pm on the dot people were already starting to stream in, intrigued as to what the event had to offer.

A few hours later John and Joel were back to help dismantle and by all accounts did a great job too!