Distribution runs from 12 to 3pm, and we really need volunteers who can stay for the whole slot to keep things running smoothly. Our solo GoodGym volunteer stepped in today and took on bread duty like a pro, handing out loaves with plenty of appreciative comments from food bank users — from “No seeded bread today?” to “I can’t take the bread, I’ve got no butter” and the ever‑present “Is it in date.” It’s amazing what you hear when carbs take centre stage.

Our solo GoodGym volunteer really ran with it today, teaming up with the VGCC core crew to get the food bank set‑up sprinting along. They kept the pace strong from 9am, powering through crates and supplies like a relay champ and helping the whole operation hit its stride for distribution.

Helping Ms E out with weeding and cutting back overgrown trees

Tuesday night saw a cracking turnout as the GoodGym Lambeth crew rolled up (quite literally, in the case of several carpets) at Annick’s beloved waterworks allotments for an evening of heavy lifting, heavier furniture-breaking, and general green-fingered good deeds 🌱💪🏼

The task at hand: rug rolling, shelf smashing, and some good old-fashioned digging about — basically an extreme home makeover, allotment edition. Annick’s plot has never looked (or felt) so un-furnished 🛋️➡️🗑️

On the team sheet tonight:

• Ben Margerison — hauling carpets like they owed him money
• Michael Welsh — bringing the muscle and the smiles
• Katie Allan — no stranger to a task, this Lambeth legend just keeps racking them up 🏅
• Tilly Baker Hine — gardening gloves on, ready for anything
• Jo Bowen — allotment royalty for the evening
• Dan — 50 tasks deep and still showing up to demolish some furniture 🔨
• Fi — sleeves rolled up, spirits high
• Rich — new face, instant legend
• Libby Cannon — welcome to the chaos, Libby! 🎉

Between us we shifted more old stuff than a Sunday car boot sale, and left Annick’s allotment looking positively spring-cleaned 🧹✨

And because it was the last Tuesday of the month, work quickly turned to well-earned play — the gang swapped trowels for pints and toasted a job well done at the social afterwards 🍾😊 Nothing quite like bonding over a shared dislike of a particularly stubborn Billy bookcase.

Great work all round, Lambeth — you moved mountains (of carpet) tonight! 🥰

A GoodGym volunteer joined the VGCC crew, For a new Friday food bank, with plenty to do. We sorted and packed, and served with delight, Then cleared up together and left things just right.

We boxed up the leftovers, stacked tins with care, And whisked everything tidy till shelves were quite bare. No mess was left lurking, no crumbs got a pass, We cleaned up so well we'd earn a gold star in class!

The shelves were wiped clean, the floor looking neat, A souper team effort that simply couldn't be beet. With relish and laughter, we tidied with flair, And wrapped up the session with thyme to spare

A regular GoodGym volunteer joined the VGCC core team to help prepare for Friday’s food bank session, receiving, sorting and packing donations with plenty on their plate. There were so many onions to give away it was hard not to cry, but the team carrot-ed on regardless, never beet-ing around the bush when there was work to be done. From bagging up essentials to keeping stocks in mint condition, everyone chipped in to make sure the session ran butter-smooth. It was a grape example of community spirit, with volunteers proving they’re the cream of the crop, tackling every task with relish and helping ensure local residents could put food on the table. In the end, nobody loafed around, and the whole effort was simply egg-cellent.