Rachel White

GoodGym Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon ThamesCommunity mission

Salute! Armed forces day

Saturday 27th June

Written by Kingston upon Thames runner

This morning Ellie and myself arrived at the war memorial to tidy up the little flower squares around the trees, also clean up the weeds all around the memorial inbetween the paving slabs to make this memorial look it's best. We were joined by Yvonne Tracy and James Giles, Councillors to make this happen. Once we all got stuck in, we soon make a big difference. A fitting tribute.

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Levita Figueiredo
Claire Dunne

The early bird catches the worm 🪱

Friday 26th June

Written by Claire Dunne

With the heat wave in full force the worms were sensibly hiding as Levita and Claire made a very early trip to the GoodGym flowerbed to gather water from the river and give the plants a good drink.

They had survived the blistering heat well but needed a drink as did we after two trips to the river pulling out buckets of water and pushing the wheel barrows full of water up the hill.

Hopefully the rain will come again soon.

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Laura Bunce
Louise Gardner
Marcos Castro
Jade
Sabir Babaiy Majdar
Claire Dunne
Dave White

Un-brakable enthusiasm

Tuesday 23rd June

Written by Jade

It was scorching outside, but the team pedalled and walked into the cool sanctuary of the Full Cycle workshop where we were greeted by the usual tasks that were perfectly geared to keep us moving. We wasted no time dividing and conquering them all!

While one group didn't let the pressure get to them and tackled the massive backlog of inner tubes, another shifted focus to the workbenches, labelling tools and ensuring everything was in its rightful place. Simultaneously, the cardboard and tyres for recycling was collected and bagged up.

By multitasking our way to victory, we really pumped up the productivity and left the workshop looking spoke-tacular.

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Kingston upon ThamesCommunity mission
Harvey Gallagher

Pick a lot!

Sunday 21st June

Written by Kingston upon Thames runner

Today in the glorious sunshine,several goodgymers roamed their local area tidying up their local areas by clearing any discarded litter lying around.

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Adam Stephens
Jenna Lee
Claire Dunne

🌻Flower Power🌻

Saturday 20th June

Written by Claire Dunne

On a warm Saturday morning 4 GoodGymers arrived at the GoodGym flowerbed in Canbury gardens to give it a little tidy and then plant lots of plants Claire had grown. It was good to see the plants form the previous planting session still surviving the hot weather and lots of colour already.

After clearing weeds and leaves Claire laid out the plants with taller ones towards the back and every one dug holes and planted them nice and deeply. Emily and Adam then headed to the river for water to water them in. After lots of watering by Jeanna and a few trips to the river everything had received a good drink.

Lets hope the plants survive the heat wave and bring lots of colour to the flowerbed.

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Jana
David Blackstock
Claire Dunne
Petra Stockelmayerova
Rachel White
Dave White

Hang on, Stacey Solomon is calling! 📞✨

Tuesday 16th June

Written by Anna (she/her)

Today we were on a mission at KCAH! A team of us headed over to help sort through tons of amazing donations for both men and women. Armed with shiny new storage containers and plenty of energy, we smashed through the pile - organizing toiletries, hygiene kits, shoes, and clothes for both summer and winter.

KCAH is an incredible organization doing vital work in Kingston, offering a massive range of services to help people experiencing homelessness find stable housing and rebuild their lives. 🏠❤️

Our host was super pleased with how fast we worked. The storage cupboard is now looking beautifully tidy, organized, and ready for the team to help their clients!

A job well done! 🙌

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