The cheers received by 9 good-gymers were great to hear as we made our way to this evening's task meeting point. (Although apparently said cheers were in fact not intended for us, rather for some football players...?)

A quick warm up & ice-breaker discussing favourite sports and we made our way uphill to Dee's Childcare, where a rather exciting challenge awaited us, involving "base camp" in the nursery garden, an ambitious project where the children plan to dug a tunnel to New Zealand. Our task was to help with the aesthetics though, and soon we were moving, arranging & stabilising logs around the tunnel entrance so lots more digging can be done.

Our next task took us to the big screen, this time showing Forest Dump, as we tackled the weeds in an overgrown, fenced off area, clearing multiple bags of vegetation.

Task complete & Stump duty paid! Thanks all & see you soon! ⭐

A stormy end to a record-breakingly hot week cleared the air a little for today's GoodGym-ers attending a community mission at the Blue Cross Pet Cemetery in Charlton. We met the team and were soon sweeping the tiles, watering the flowerbeds & lopping back overgrown hedges under careful scrutiny from Otis the dog. There's always something to be getting on with in this area, and with much chatter, our time passed by like a flash of last night's lightning 🌩

Despite the storm, the sun was back out in full force, so regular hydration breaks were needed (unlike the football games, without messages from our sponsors). Job done, a group photo was called for before moving on to our respective Saturday plans.

Thanks all! ☀️

It was a beautiful sunny evening last night, perfect for a GoodGym Greenwich foray around Charlton. We started warming up with the question:

What would be the first thing you did if you won the lottery?

Answers ranged from paying off family mortgages, taking a month away to consider what to do with the rest of life, buying one of those massive houses on Crooms Hill and giving 90% of it away. Some of the group ran a loop of Charlton and Hornfair Park and some walked directly to Charlton Manor Primary School where Michael was waiting with brushes, forks and paint. The task for the evening was finishing off painting the fences and a rather lovely trellis bench and weeding around the nursery play area. 40minutes later there was a fresh coat of paint everywhere, including a splatter which christened Mark's nice new GoodGym tee (we knew it wouldn't take long!) and one of the borders clear of weeds. Amazing what can be achieved in a short space of time - many hands make light work indeed.

We then headed to the playground for a short fitness session to top off the evening.

Thank you all - until next time!

Coming up

Sunday: Gardening at Oxleas Woods

Next Wednesday: Woodland maintenance at the Memorial Hospital

Squeezing in another good deed before our picnic we scurried around the streets closest to the Prince Philip Maritime Collection Centre with letters warning people about the noise during the community day and spreading the word on all of the activities on offer. A job well done topped off with a very yummy picnic at Well Hall Pleasuance :)

What a difference a week makes, and a glorious sunny Sunday made a brilliant day for the Hornfair Climate Awareness Community Fun Day, organised by the Friends of Hornfair Park in Charlton.

5 goodgym-ers attended at various times of the day, starting with set up tasks such as traffic marshaling & stall setup, progressing through the day with litterpicks, wayfinding & answering queries. We were based on a stall with the Friends of Hornfair, but also right next to the Friends of the Pet Cemetery, another regular GoodGym task venue.

Excellent music, lots of interesting stalls and amazing food smells made the day fly by, and the last tasks of the day involved final litterpicks and a bit more traffic marshaling to ensure the park was cleared safely.

A lovely event we'll hopefully see again next year ☀️