Sarah Lee

After a busy morning of GoodGym Bexley repping at multiple parkruns, followed by our Christmas Tree task we headed for a well deserved breakfast/brunch at the Old Library Exchange. It was a lovely setting for a get together as we took over a back room of the restaurant. The food was delicious, I think we may be back soon!

After parkrun participation at Bexley, Dartford Heath and Greenwich, runners plus other GoodGym members arrived at Christ Church Erith to help setup approximately 40 Xmas trees for the Erith Christmas Tree Festival. 🎄 As a result of COVID, this wasn’t held last year so it was our first visit back since 2019. This year the task was made easier as the trees arrived already in bases so we were required to move them to specific locations in the church. Some of the task force used the time saved to select and partly decorate the GoodGym tree. Thanks to Peter, Nick, the Lees and the Wrens for donations towards the sponsored tree 🎄 Mince pies consumed, a number of us were still hungry enough to make our way for a Xmas brunch at the Old Library.

GoodGym Bexley were out in force this morning working alongside the Friends of the Old English Gardens in Danson Park to help keep the gardens looking neat and tidy.

Some of us got to work weeding, clearing fallen leaves and turning over the soil in two of the flower beds.

Others formed a wheelbarrow convoy collecting wood chippings from elsewhere in the park and bringing them back to the gardens for future use.

Congratulations to Johnny who completed his 250th parkrun before coming to the task.

And a big welcome to Caroline on her first GoodGym event. Weed love to see you back again with us soon!