Colchester Foodbank

Feeding families and individuals who can not afford food.

91 GoodGymers have supported Colchester Foodbank with 77 tasks.


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AlexanderADEYINKA AJIJEDIDUNLouiseFrazerRay Halls

Cleaning at the warm bank

Tuesday 1st July

Written by Frazer

5 Goodgymmers made it to the food bank this time, with a couple new faces joining us, welcome to Adeyinka and Alexander!

It was a strange task, mostly due to the crazy heat making it one time we'd really prefer and outdoor task, and with energy low we'd opted to sweep and hoover but leave the mopping for another time. There was also a sparsity in the foodbank, owing to its imminent shutdown, meaning it could be our last outing there...

Happy to help where we can and enjoyed welcoming some new members, onto the allotment next week!

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Rowan RendellMadeleine SpenceTavLouiseFrazerRay Halls

Squeaky clean..

Tuesday 3rd June

Written by Frazer

Food bank time again, and our group of six Goodgymmers descended almost entirely on bikes to the warehouse on a cloudy warm evening. The somewhat diminished shelves could be a sign of this location winding down, but our team gave it a good sweep and mop with some hoovering too!

Some chat on how cleaning products work, my recent adoption approval(!) and other ideas for Goodgym tasks. Another one in the bag and a good effort before we rolled off home.

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Gigi ChanLouiseFrazerRowan Rendell

Spilling the tea-mwork

Tuesday 29th April

Written by Frazer

Its foodbank time! and for the first time in ages its light and warm so our 4 goodgymmers were in a good mood.

After walking, running and cycling down we set to work on sweeping, mopping and generally tidying the foodbank floor, whilst catching up on our various busy lives. There was then some sort of carelessness with the buckets and we did an additional task of mopping up our own mess whilst snagging a mop in the racks, i still dont really know how that all happened.

job thoroughly done and everything looking shiny, we uncovered Gigi is soon to get married - many congratulations! Plenty going on in the coming months, including a whole stack of Goodgym tasks.

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Gigi ChanHridya HLouiseFrazer

Fresh faces

Tuesday 25th March

Written by Frazer

On a pleasant and ever lightening spring evening we amassed a small but eager group to once more clean the foodbank.

We were blessed with two new Goodgymmers! A big welcome to Gigi and Hridya on their first task, along with the new joiners from our last task its an exciting phase of growth for the team. Skipping any running this week, various illness and children's bedtimes getting in the way, we made light work for sweeping the floors and a very thorough mopping, perhaps its deepest clean yet.

Great to welcome new members and look ahead to upcoming tasks, our spring clean has put us all in good mood.

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LouiseElla JFrazerChristian

Mop around the clock

Tuesday 25th February

Written by Ella J (She/her)

Four GoodGymers swept and mopped and had a good chat along the way. It was Christian's first task at the foodbank and he was very quick to brush up and down the aisles in record time!

The foodbank is such an important lifeline to so many families, thank you to the volunteers for everything they do. We are happy to be a small part of it!

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Ella JFrazer

Flying past on our broomsticks

Monday 30th September 2024

Written by Frazer

As summer definitively winds down in windy rain and darkened evenings, 2 Goodgymmers made the full 5km+ run from home down to the local foodbank for our monthly clean. Following some chat about my daughters Harry Potter birthday party, we grabbed our own broomsticks for a swift run down the aisles and a spot of mopping and hoovering.

The lights were already on with music playing despite it being empty, either a foodbank ghost or a neglected task from the day shifts. Either way our quick stop helped keep it tidy for the morning before another casual jog back home.

Headtorches at the ready as we head into the Autumn tasks and chillier weather!

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