Monday 25th March
Written by Tav (he/him)
Our first Monday task at the Foodbank in Stanway was shared with Girl Guides who were being shown around and were sorting packages. The three of us went about cleaning with the usual vigour. Speedy sweeping and a masterful display of mopping was a good workout to end a Monday on a high.
We hope the clocks springing forward and lighter evenings means Mondays become popular Goodgym evenings.
Saturday 23rd March
Written by Tav (he/him)
A cool spring morning means wrap, get moving and wrap up again - then get coffee at our favourite Patch!
Bravo!
Tuesday 19th March
Written by Helen
Completed my first bee walk of the year for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, and spotted lots of queens out from hibernation. We've uploaded the results to the website. Join in by plotting a route near you, and counting the bees once a month to help scientists understand where bumblebees are thriving.
Monday 18th March
Written by Tav (he/him)
On our first ever Monday evening task we hauled in two large bags of litter, including an old discarded food processor!!!
It was awesome to see Sophie back and immediately getting stuck into picking litter out of bushes and off of pathways...but the snails grabbed the headlines of the evening. The one we spotted on a crisp packet was easily saved and put back into the vegetation, but on a dark evening one snail found itself in our bin bag! Our route took us down Balkerne Hill, around Sheepen Road and back up through St Mary's Fields and as we reach the top and Frazer began to tie up his bag, a little snail was making its bid for freedom from within it!! We helped the little snail out into the foliage and admired it's efforts - one of nature's cleaners saved on an evening where we made a small section of the city a bit cleaner. Well done!
So now the question is what do we name our new Goodgym day? Marvelous Monday, magic Monday or mega Monday? Or something else?
Sunday 17th March
Written by Louise (She/her)
Depsite a forecast for heavy rain all morning, 8 GoodGymers (plus 4 young runners/assistants; thanks Bonnie, Ada, Ada and Leo) turned up smiling to support the Junior Park Run. The main team were extra grateful for our support today as at one point they were concerned they would have to cancel it due to many of their regular volunteers being involved in the Colchester Half Marathon. We successfully kept the 44 runners safe as they ran around the course, and I like to think we contributed significantly to their enjoyment of the event as we encouraged them on their way. 12 runners even beat their personal best today.
Saturday 16th March
Written by Tav (he/him)
A little sunny, fresh 5k avoiding as many roads as possible...a bit muddy in places and the woodpecker near Bluebottle Grove and morning birdsong was nice.
There is always a dog/dog walker dodge needed on most runs, this time a dog called Betty abandoned its owners and jogged with me...as the owners shouted after it I had to turn back, run back to them or Betty would have followed me! #trainyourdogsbetter
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