Tuesday 27th October
Written by Yianny (he / him)
We headed out in dry, crisp conditions to help Tom from Lambeth Parks finish what we started at St Matthew's Peace Garden. Peace, quiet and a LOT of weeds. ๐ฑ
The task was simple: edging, scraping and bagging up the grass and weeds from the paving. This time we had ALL the tools, including half moon edgers, shovels and brooms, while Adam turned up tooled up with hand edging tools. ๐ ๏ธ Absolute edge lord. ๐ฅณ
Ben, Katie, Tilly, Jo, Adam, Rich and Nicole (who may or may not have joined the task on her broom and made it a full bouquet of volunteers ๐) really did dig deep, and we left the paving looking so sharp it could cut. Nothing was left to chance, or to moss. ๐ฑ
A lovely evening for a run, with fun friends to share it with. Tilly brought baked goods to console our AA, who lost his namesake in Bake Off. Incredible as ever, Tilly, you absolute whisk-taker. ๐ง Another great task well done! ๐งฐโค๏ธ
It was also the end of month social, and we put our pub quiz winnings (a voucher, no less) to good use with a karaoke night. ๐ค RJ made his debut in his shiny new GG shirt, looking fresh off the press and ready to belt out a few tunes. ๐โจ What happens at karaoke stays at karaokeโฆ ๐ but wonderful scenes were had. ๐คฉ๐พ
Until next time, GoodGym Lambeth: thyme to go and lawn-ch ourselves into the next task! ๐ช๐ผ
Friday 23rd October
Written by Brenda SMITH (She/her)
Despite the pouring rain, two Goodgymers braved the wet weather to help out at the Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre foodbank. Rain or shine, our commitment to community doesn't stop! Spirits remained high, especially when we met a customer rocking the ultimate waterproof setup, complete with a brilliant, handmade newspaper hat. A wonderful reminder that a bit of imagination and resourcefulness can brighten even the gloomiest Friday afternoon.
Wednesday 21st October
Written by Charlotte Clowes
I got on well today I was there for a couple of hours Just the two of us
Tuesday 20th October
Written by Yianny (he / him)
We headed out in a light drizzle with our friends from Holy Trinity, and it turned into one of our longer runs as darkness fell. ๐ Nobody was dampened (spirits, that is). ๐ฆ
Tonight was prep for our screening of the People's Emergency Briefing in a few weeks' time. We pounded the pavements and flyered the neighbourhood to get locals excited and signed up. Honestly, we really did leaflet it all out there! ๐ฅณ๐
Tonight's flyers-in-chief: Ben, Tilly, Jo, RJ, Fi, Adam and Nicole ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐พโโ๏ธ๐ช๐ผ
A lovely evening for a run, fun friends to share it with, and Tilly's baking (incredible as ever ๐ฐ) gave us a post-run treat to cake home... Another great task well done! ๐งฐโค๏ธ
See you at the next one (it's the social btw!). Bring a brolly... or just embrace the drizzle! โ
Friday 16th October
Written by Brenda SMITH (She/her)
GoodGymers joined the brilliant core team at Vauxhall Gardens Foodbank, helping to serve and support the local community. With over 100 customers coming through, it was another busy session and a real team effort.
Distribution runs from 12 noon to 3pm, and itโs a huge job, so we ideally need volunteers who can stay for the whole session. If youโre free on one of the upcoming days, or have flexible working and can spare a few hours, your help would be very much appreciated.
Every extra pair of GoodGym hands really does make a difference.
Tuesday 13th October
Written by Yianny (he / him)
Another week, another crew of Lambeth legends lacing up for good! ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ We set off from Papa's and ran to Windmill Gardens, where the weeds had clearly been plotting a takeover. ๐ฟ๐ฑ
Our heroes Ben, Michael, Jo (who led the session โค) Dan, Fi, Tilly (who baked!), Rich, RJ and Adam rolled up their sleeves and got stuck in. ๐ช๐ผ There was weeding (we really got to the root of the problem ๐ชด), manual work (we nailed it ๐จ), and general sprucing (we left the place looking trashy in the best possible way ๐๏ธโจ).
Special shoutout to Dan, who dug so deep we think he found Australia. ๐ฆ Fi and Jo tackled the tasks like they owed them money ๐ธ, and Ben, Michael and Adam had to share a teeny tiny pumpkin which didn't turn into a carriage. ๐งฐ
Hats off to the whole team for being absolutely un-fork-gettable. ๐ด๐ป Waterworks allotments is looking thyme-lessly gorgeous, and the community will love it! โค๏ธ
Same time next week? We'll be there, ready to turnip and make a difference! ๐ฅ๐
#GoodGymLambeth #FitnessWithAPurpose ๐ฅฐ
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