87 GoodGymers have supported Ashdown Crescent - Sheltered Housing with 7 tasks.
Wednesday 28th October 2020
Written by Ben
5 GoodGymers ran up to Ashdown Crescent Sheltered Living on Wednesday night to help out repainting some of the centre's furniture.
Luckily the rain had stopped before we arrived, so we could paint in peace. It turns out it's better to paint from the bottom up and not the other way round - we know for next time!
A lovely night :)
Wednesday 16th October 2019
Written by Ben
26 of us GoodGymers came out to run on another Wednesday night in Camden.
We had one lovely newbie tonight - Jodie - it was great to have you with us. Looking forward to seeing you on another run with us soon next week's link is here if you fancy! Tonight was also a milestone for Meredith and Hayley, as tonight's run marked their 100th good deeds! Well done both of you, and what an achievement. Here's to the next 100.
After our part crowdsourced intro - thank you CJ, Frances and Meredith for firing off the ways you can get fit and do good with GoodGym - we stretched and then headed off on our task just over 3 kilometers away to the Ashdown Court Sheltered Housing in Kentish Town.
After what seemed to be some of the longest waits until the green man flashed at crossings - or was it just me?! - we finally arrived in Kentish Town, met Cathi and got stuck in. There was lots to do:
Clearing out, sweeping and reorganising the tool shed
Sweeping and de-leafing the terrace and paths
Bulb-planting in the garden
Moss-scraping the patio stones
Moving some furniture from upstairs
Beth and Frances even helped tidy up one of the residents' balconies (see photos!).
With the bulbs planted, the paths swept and the moss scraped, our job was done. We had a quick team photo and said goodbye to Cathi before running another 3km back towards the Living Centre. After nearly 7km (!), we made sure to stretch out properly when we got back to base. From there it was on to the pub for some - there was an amazing cake baked by Hayley to celebrate 100 good deeds - and others headed homewards.
Next week and other news
COMMUNITY MISSION: Some of us will be heading back to Story Garden on Thursday evening to carry on our work there from 5pm. Sign up here if you want to help out!
NEXT WEEK: Join us on Wednesday for the an October run up to Kentish Town City Farm to help Mel and the team put up their marquees for the annual Apple Day celebrations! It's going to be a big one, so come along - and bring friends - as there'll be lots to do.
SOCIAL: Oh it's a biggie - the last social to be organised by Pritesh - and an unofficial GoodGym 10 year party, coming up on the 8th November. The record attendance to beat is 83, I think we can smash that! Put your name down here if you're coming along.
Have a great week and see you next time.
Happy running,
Ben
Wednesday 16th January 2019
Written by Paul Bown
23 Goodgymers ran 5-7km to help Cecil Sharp House and Sheltered housing!
Thank you very much for the kind words, cheers, cake and the card! It's been an absolute pleasure to lead you wonderful people over the last three years - you are amazing!
Welcome along to the newbies this week - Tom, Molly, Flora and Frances etc - thanks for coming!
In the news this week:
Sheltered Housing - Ashdown Crescent:
Frances led a team of 8 people to help Sheltered Housing up in Kentish Town. This is a fantastic charity that helps care for older people. The 50+ residents use the garden regularly during the day so our help in very valuable.
The group completed a 7km run overall, helped plant some winter plants/bulbs and sweeping up leaves and debris.
Double Tasking, Double Good
Cecil Sharp House:
The rest of us headed to Cecil Sharp House, the home of English Folk Song and Dance. We split into three teams:
Once team gravel was done they helped everyone else collect up leaves, weed and move bags of leaves to either Susannah's car or the coincidental recycling truck that arrived.
After a group photo we headed to Primrose Hill for some shuttle runs and calf raises before heading home to the pub.
Sign up for next week here when we'll be making beds for the homeless!
Cheers PB out
Wednesday 26th September 2018
Written by Paul Bown
23 Goodgymers ran 3-6km to help Sheltered Housing and Coram Fields with some Autumnal work
Thanks for coming guys and a huge thanks to Hanry the Founder of Lunar Cycles, in Kentish Town, for providing us with headtorches! Welcome along to Grace Gillis aka GG to her first GoodGym run.
In the news this week:
We had two tasks to tackle last night, regulars Coram Fields and Sheltered Housing - both awesome charities!
Sheltered Housing Report:
Chris and Kat led the group up to Kentish Town to help the fantastic Sheltered housing, a charity that provides care and support for older people. The garden which we help look after is invaluable to the residents!
The tasks were as followed:
Completing a wonderful 6km the majority of the team headed to the pub for a beer.
Coram Fields Report:
The rest of the group headed to the fantastic Coram Fields, a 7 acre children's playground that has over 40 trees! The task was simple and the group effective - to collect and bag up leaves.
Headtorch time!
Splitting into teams of 3-4 people we covered the paddling pool, adventure play area and lawn. Collecting in total an amazing 35 bags of leaves! Wow! We then headed to Russell Square for a fitness session, with some of the group doing a parlauf and the other focusing on calves and balancing.
Next week we are off to help St Mary's and another task (tbc) - sign up here.
PB out
Wednesday 18th July 2018
Written by Paul Bown
28 GG Camdenites ran between 5-10k to help Abbey Community Centre and Ashdown Crescent Sheltered Housing
Lovely to have you all along! In the news this week:
Sheltered Housing Task:
18 of us headed north to Kentish Town and beyond to help the amazing Sheltered Housing. Over 40 residents are housed and receive care through this fantastic organisation. The work we do makes a huge amount of difference, enabling people to use the garden more freely.
Our tasks were as follows:
Over 30 minutes we made a huge impact and everything was looking top notch. While Chris and Katherine grappled with getting a hose over the wall, we took a group picture and sent off the first group to run home.
With a lovely down hill run home, the air got cooler and we were back in no time :)
Abbey Community Centre Tasking:
Pritesh led a team of 9 over Primrose Hill and beyond to help Abbey Community Centre - a fantastic local centre which works to help both the young and old in the community through various projects.
After a steady 5km the group got to work watering the garden, weeding and cleaning some trays which will be used for the local book club/exchange. George revealed some special skills by putting together some cake stands in record time before joining the gardening work. Nice work guys!
Sign for next week here, please look out for where we will be meeting.
PB out.
Wednesday 20th June 2018
Written by Paul Bown
31 Goodgymers ran 6km to help Sheltered Housing at Ashdown Crescent
Welcome along to newbies this week Madeleine, Rachael, Natalie and Matt :)
In the news this week:
This week we had a wonderful task up in Kentish Town - helping Sheltered Housing at Ashdown Crescent. This project helps look after older people in the community, they have a great big garden space but it needs care and attention. That's where we come in.
Impact
Splitting into teams we got the following done:
You guys really made an impact tonight - well done all! #proud
Sign up next week here, tasks tbc.
PB out
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