GG-er, Brenda had an enjoyable time assisting The Proud Sport Club during their badminton session, as well as encouraging other gym users to join in. Click on the link below to find out more about the club and their activities

https://linktr.ee/proudsports

Two GoodGymers, Chandrima and Kamil, spent the session getting seriously stuck in: unloading a huge delivery batch and stacking those colour-coded crates like a fun puzzle, then labelling and freezing 30+ cartons of Jus-Rol puff pastry with spot-on expiry dates.

We mixed up trays packed with veg stars (potatoes, onions, parsnips, cabbages, carrots), fruity favourites (bananas, apples), and handy toiletries (diapers, toilet rolls, shampoos, shower gels), while giving fresh produce like parsnips, potatoes, and carrots a solid quality check.

The grand finale? Smashing through recycling 50+ cardboard boxes, scrubbing crates till they gleamed, and slicing egg cartons into neat 6-egg packs for later use. Pure volunteering joy – teamwork, sweat, and that satisfying “job well done” vibe!

It was another rainy evening in London when we gathered at Old Spike. After a quick warm-up, we set off on our 3K run to the Old Alleynian Rugby Club, grateful that Ian had thoughtfully arranged an indoor task to shelter us from the weather.

Our mission for the night was to tackle the changing room windows, which were certainly overdue a proper clean. Armed with cloths and determination, we scrubbed away the grime, and the transformation was instantly rewarding and the whole space felt brighter as a result.

To top it all off, Ian generously treated us to some chocolate before we headed back out into the drizzle for our run home—a sweet end to a productive evening.

Glad to pitch in for the afternoon session too!

A veggie mountain was tackled first: Crates of curly green kale, regular green kale, purple kale, leeks, cabbages, carrots, potatoes and green beans were unloaded, quality-checked and mixed ready for distribution. Fruits got the same love – unloaded, checked and crate-mixed a sizeable portion of bananas and raspberries!

Crates of thyme, rosemary, land cress and at least 50 boxes of tomatoes were then thoroughly quality-checked and safely stored in the veggie freezer.

And lastly cardboard boxes got smashed and flattened for recycling, plastic and food waste got sorted, and floors were mopped till they gleamed.

A solid GoodGym session :)

Borough Food Cooperative supports ~ 25–30 households each week with nutritious groceries that would otherwise go to waste.

It was an absolute pleasure to lend a hand to their mission! I kicked off my Monday morning by unloading a huge delivery from The Felix Project, then storing 40+ packs of milk in the freezer along with 20+ blocks of butter, neatly split into salted and unsalted. Also found homes for various tubs of Greek yoghurt, chocolate fudge and bottles of green smoothies.

The mission continued with sorting different meats – prosciutto, hazelnut pavé, salmon and chicken breast – into the right sections, before moving on to a very zen pasta task. Around 3 kg of penne was divided into 15 bags of 200 g each, with every bag labelled with an ingredient list, turning a big bulk donation into easy-to-distribute portions.

7 bags were filled clearing ivy, leaves & weeds for Ms N