
Tony Foreman
Bromley
15Good deeds
15runs
25cheers



Tony has completed their 15th good deed with GoodGym

Bromley
The giraffe and the mice
Sunny Saturday lunchtime and a great opportunity to clean out the old Giraffe school bus which the Living Well foodbank use as part of their storage system. Unfortunately, some mice had also found it a great place to get some extra nibbles, and left behind the usual....! But once empty, you can clean up any space pretty well with a hoover, dustpan & brush and a few swipes of cleaning fluid, leaving the Giraffe's insides better than they've been for a long time. And then a quick 10 minutes worth of putting most of the stuff back in again, minus a useful clear-out of things for the bin.

Bromley
Clearing out and Cleaning for Living Well Foodbank

Living Well is a lifeline to some locals, providing financial assistance, a cafe to meet people and a food bank.
They've asked us for a hand clearing out The Giraffe! It's a school bus that has been used for other purposes.
📦 We'll be clearing things out of it
🧽 And giving it a good clean.
We'll start at 1pm and hopefully be done by 2:30. Anyone who can stay longer is definitely welcome to!
Please bring a mask to wear inside!

Bromley
Santa's Sort-y List
Today's task was to help out Living Well and their food bank with checking and packing "Christmas Bags" - a more festive version of their regular packages they give to those that need them.
Members of the public were asked to provide specific things (salmon, shower gel, coffee, festive biscuits, tinned fruit...etc.) and we were there to check that everything was there.
Firstly we shifted all the bags into the church, before getting on with going through each bag and matching them with the list of food. If there was something missing, we'd grab it from the usual food bank stock, and then we'd top the bags up with mince pies and other Christmas treats!
Once they were all filled, we moved the bags back into the containers outside. A good test of brain power, speed and muscle! 🧠🏃💪
Mary from Living Well sent me this after the session:
"A big thank you to everyone who helped today with Christmas bags. If we had to do them without your help it would have taken many hours."
Great work guys! And big shout out to Carla who came along for her first GG task - A baptism of fire with a speedy session! 🎉🔥

Bromley
Packing Christmas Bags with Living Well

Living Well is a fab organisation in Penge who provide a foodbank to locals. They've asked for a hand sorting out donations into 'Christmas Bags' which will last over the Christmas period.
We'll meet at Living Well at 1pm and the task may be outside so probably wear gloves and warmer clothes! We should be done within an hour.
A great opportunity to spread some Christmas cheer!
6 people would be great!!
Email me if you have any questions.
See you there!

Bromley
To rain or not to rain? That is the question 💀🌱
Reference to the report title/pun comes from chatting with George and her time spent at The Globe theatre the night before - admittedly she watched A Midsummer Night's Dream, still Shakespeare...
Five GoodGymers met on a grey and cloudy morning with the weather just holding up. Yet, Millie (and Lou, the dog) and the Friends of Alexandra Recreation Grounds showed up in full force with the tools and the determination to get stuck in again after our last session two weeks ago.
We continued with taking out sticky weeds, normal weeds and long grass from the borders surrounding the Lodge House. Katy, who came to her first GoodGym mission in a very long time, and Linda, who hasn't been to a GoodGym mission for some time too, took on the side of the border that had more dense shrubs. George, Laura and Sam finished off the other side near the Lodge House entrance, where they were stuck with the age old question - "Is it a weed or a weedy looking plant/flower?" Always a tough question to ask!
As it started to get darker and colder and the gang were approaching the end of the session, the clouds had to break into small tears of sadness...but not for too long and often the rain is a welcome help when removing weeds from the soil.
The task ended slightly early (15 minutes or so) as many hands make light work, but there's plenty of sessions at Alexandra Recreation Grounds in the future and they are all on the GG website, so please be sure to sign up!

Bromley
Join a volunteering session at Alexandra Recreation Ground

We're really pleased to be rejoining our friends at Alexandra Recreation Ground, helping to make the park look lovely and keep on top of new growth over the summer months.
Task Details
- Make your own way to the park
- Meet by the Lodge House (look out for volunteer leaders in hi-vis vests)
- Take direction from volunteer leaders
- Take your own gloves, water, hand gel
- Please observe social distancing
Enjoy!

Bromley
Join a volunteering session at Alexandra Recreation Ground

We're really pleased to be rejoining our friends at Alexandra Recreation Ground, helping to make the park look lovely and keep on top of new growth over the summer months.
Task Details
- Make your own way to the park
- Meet by the Lodge House (look out for volunteer leaders in hi-vis vests)
- Take direction from volunteer leaders
- Take your own gloves, water, hand gel
- Please observe social distancing
Enjoy!

Bromley
Join a volunteering session at Alexandra Recreation Ground

We're really pleased to be rejoining our friends at Alexandra Recreation Ground, helping to make the park look lovely and keep on top of new growth over the summer months.
Task Details
- Make your own way to the park
- Meet by the Lodge House (look out for volunteer leaders in hi-vis vests)
- Take direction from volunteer leaders
- Take your own gloves, water, hand gel
- Please observe social distancing
Enjoy!
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