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Ottla went on a community mission

Sat 12th Dec 2020 at 11:00am

Deck-It Ralph

Tower Hamlets Report written by Laura Williams

A decent sized team headed back to Weavers again today to see our Alex, who tasked the team with everything from present-wrapping and painting to desk dismantling.

When I arrived, everyone was super busy, with teams dispatched all over this lovely playground.

And nearly everything was completed - that is, apart from the present wrapping, which a team will finish on Weds, calling it a wrap (okay, forgive me...) for the year.

What a time at Weavers. What an Autumn gift it's been for us all.

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Chi Nwa
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Ottla signed up to a community mission.

Sat 12th Dec 2020 at 11:00am

Weavers Weekends: Back to the playground for a variety of DIY tasks!

Come and be with Alex this Saturday, and enjoy a huge variety of indoor and outdoor tasks.

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Stephen Tolfree
Ottla
Ottla completed 5 good deeds with GoodGym. 🥳

Saturday 5th December 2020

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Ottla completed 5 good deeds with GoodGym.

Ottla is a now a pretty committed GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the fifth time

Alex Dray
Ottla
Ottla went on a community mission

Sat 5th Dec 2020 at 11:00am

A wheely good start to the weekend

Tower Hamlets Report written by Laura Williams

Surprising fact

15 GoodGymers, 1 incredible playworker + bundles of sunshine = a fabulous start to the weekend.

Team 15

Yep, 15 of us were lucky enough to spend some time with Alex at Weavers Adventure Playground this weekend. We're joining Alex in these sessions over the Autumn to get the playground space ready for the big refurb in Feb. Time's of the essence so this longstanding, well used, important children's space can be restored for use.

We enjoyed weeding, wheelbarrow-ing, hammering, painting, bench-fixing, wood-piling, breeze-block shifting and gastropod-discovering.

It was busy, it was physical, it was sociable, it was nourishing!

Key discoveries of the morning

  • The gastropod community beneath a breeze block barbecue is vast.
  • Wheeling breeze blocks is good for the obliques.
  • Benches require extensive, precise planning to be dismantled.
  • Successful sawing is incredibly satisfying.
  • Moving leaves and debris while chatting is good for the spirits.

And so it was a wrap. (Until we return next week...)

Thanks for the effort, everyone. You have no idea how valuable - and valued - you are.

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Stephen TolfreeAlex Dray
Ottla
Ottla signed up to a community mission.

Sat 5th Dec 2020 at 11:00am

Weavers Weekends: Back to the playground for a variety of DIY tasks!

Come and be with Alex this Saturday, and enjoy a huge variety of indoor and outdoor tasks.

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Ottla
Ottla went on a community mission

Sat 14th Nov 2020 at 2:00pm

(Fork)Lifting Everyone’s Spirits

Tower Hamlets Report written by Laura Williams

And so it was a full house on this afternoon's Crisis session.

Teams were yet again dispatched throughout the building, with squads scrubbing the soon-to-be medical room within an inch of its life; building the call centre (including knocking down doorways); pallets being cut and assembled, new flooring prepped ready to be laid, and the outdoor cleaning and clearing went on late into the afternoon...

Yet more amazing work.

Yep, was a very busy site, with GoodGymers working tirelessly and carefully with Crisis staff, putting a wide variety of skill sets from engineering to gardening to very good use. Thanks to everyone for putting in a big Saturday effort (and to Peter for sending some great pics).

And the brilliant Ray (Ray is a longstanding Crisis volunteer, who's been doing this for seven years) continued to whizz around on the fork lift, overseeing and caring for our GoodGymers outside. Oh, and I got to the bottom of his 'RayRay' name: given by the Crisis team, as he does everything twice as quick as everyone else.

Well, what a day at the warehouse. And so, 'till...TUESDAY! When we'll be back at the usual Tuesday time of 6.30pm, to continue the countdown prep.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

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Alex Dray
Alex Dray (he / him)

Sat 14th Nov 2020 at 9:05pm

Another great report, well done for finding out about RayRay’s nickname too - what a legend 😊

Fraser Mashiter

Sun 15th Nov 2020 at 11:30am

Love the title!

Laura Williams

Sun 15th Nov 2020 at 3:41pm

Thanks Alex. And well done for setting a brilliant scene on your morning shift here.

Laura Williams

Sun 15th Nov 2020 at 3:41pm

Thanks Fraser!

Ottla
Ottla signed up to a community mission.

Sat 14th Nov 2020 at 2:00pm

CRISIS - The Christmas Community Mission: The Saturday Sessions

As the warehouse operation moves forward, we join the Crisis team for our Saturday afternoon session!

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Ottla
Ottla been cheered 10 times. 🤩

Sunday 1st November 2020

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Ottla been cheered 10 times.

Goodgymers have noticed what Ottla has done and have cheered them 10 times. We doff out caps to you Ottla.

JCAlex Dray
Ottla
Ottla went on a community mission

Sun 1st Nov 2020 at 12:30pm

Shotgun weeding

Tower Hamlets Report written by Alex Dray (he / him)

On what was threatening to be a pretty wet and miserable Sunday afternoon, 11 goodgymers showed true community spirit to turn up for another great Catherine and Liam Parkview task. After the slight disappointment of a significant amount of bulbs being delivered late... Catherine quickly ran through the backlog of ad hoc tasks we could help her with:

Aine and Stephen were originally tasked with planting an apple tree, but unfortunately it was dead. Becs and Sam were weeding around newly planted lavender. Ceiling and Ottla were weeding around more lavender which somehow included "weeding" some potatoes that John took home for dinner! Ivy, John and Julia were re-potting oak trees. Jennifer and myself weeded the Air bnb bed.

Catherine and Liam were happy doing the rounds and keeping everyone smiling and motivated - Liam in particular provided a morale boost by asking various task members questions such as "Have you ever had a leak?" and "Whats the biggest mistake you've ever made"

Good luck to the superheroes Ceiling and John who hopped straight over the road when the task was finished to help Becky plant some daffodils in the Cranbrook Estate!

Thanks all for coming, hope you had a lovely rest-of-Sunday 

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Tower Hamlets runner

Sun 1st Nov 2020 at 10:02pm

Thank you Alex for making me hero👏👏👏

Alex Dray
Alex Dray (he / him)

Sun 1st Nov 2020 at 10:08pm

You do it for yourself 👸🏻

Laura Williams

Sun 1st Nov 2020 at 11:15pm

Wonderful, wonderful report - well done Alex. Thanks for making me smile on a grey Sunday!

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