35 GoodGymers have supported Discover Welling with 66 tasks.
Sunday 28th June
Written by Sarah W
Today's Danson House Producers Market had a distinctly superhero feel as we teamed up to help run Discover Welling's retro fairground games stall.
With the classic Leap Frog and Roll-A-Ball games, we encouraged market-goers of all ages to test their skills while raising funds for a great cause.
The stall attracted plenty of attention, helped in no small part by a visit from Spider-Man himself!
There were smiles, near misses, and a few spectacular victories as players embraced the challenge. As Spider-Man says, "Anyone can win a fight when the odds are easy", but propelling that frog onto the lily pad proved a little trickier!
Money raised from the games will support Welling's Christmas lights and Discover Welling's other community projects that help make the town a brighter, more welcoming place to live.
We had fun spinning a web of laughter and helping to ensure that, with great community spirit, great things can happen in Welling.
Saturday 20th June
Written by Frazer Brooks
We were out at the Community Fun Day in East Wickham, helping Discover Welling with their stalls. The team got stuck into running the fairground games, encouraging visitors to have a go, cheering them on, and politely pretending that some of the throws were, “very close indeed”. There was plenty of laughter and a good bit of friendly competition.
Alongside the games, we were busy chatting to residents, families and visitors throughout the day. It was a brilliant chance to be part of a local event that brought people together, raised smiles, and proved once again that no British summer fayre is complete without someone desperately asking their parents, “Can I have another go?”
Most importantly, the day helped raise money for Discover Welling and promoted other fantastic charities, including The KITE Foundation and Diabetes UK. So every game played, every pound donated, and every heroic attempt at winning contributed to some brilliant causes.
A huge well done to everyone involved in organising the day and making East Wickham feel even more community spirited than usual. GoodGym came, helped, laughed, and left with the warm glow of doing good, plus a renewed respect for anyone who can actually win one of those games on the first try!
Friday 19th June
Written by Julie R
This was a community mission in two parts - GoodGym were litter picking, whilst students from a local school were putting up bunting.
Both groups enjoyed themselves, knowing they were preparing the area for the coming community fun day the next day.
The students with the support of members of staff put up bunting all the way round the fun day area, whilst GoodGym volunteers got to work with picking up litter from the green.
We left the area looking its best ready for the next day when it would be transformed into a place of community fun.
Saturday 28th March
Written by Sarah W
The grand finale of Discover Welling's Tour of Welling saw us hitting the high street for a litter hunt.
Our Fab Four met up with the Discover Welling team, staff from McDonald's and two local residents, then headed off in different directions to tackle hotspot areas where rubbish had collected.
In a moment of chance Khai was passing on the bus and spotted our GG red tops, so he hopped off and joined us for a bonus task credit. That's the power of GoodGym, and we unexpectedly the Fab Five!
You never know what you'll find on a litter pick, but a lonely baby's dummy 👶 provided useful inspiration for this report's title!
After an hour we piled up the filled bin bags and posed for the traditional group photo, just before the rain started. Perfect timing for us all to head home - with Khai getting back on the bus - after a job well done.
So that's a wrap for out part in the year's Great British Spring Clean. Same next year? Count us in!
Thursday 26th March
Written by Sarah W
This lunchtime we were back on the Tour of Welling with Discover Welling for the penultimate stop in their Great British Spring Clean adventure.
Julie kicked things off with a full workout, hauling the fully-loaded Tour trolley uphill from her home to meet us at Falconwood Parade. We’re talking grabbers, bags and hoops - basically a mobile clean-up command centre. Who needs a gym when you’ve got that?
For the rest of us the exercise was less intense as we took a deep dive into the world of playground litter. Bottles, cans, sweet wrappers and even a flip-flop had clearly been playing hide and seek in the bushes, but we wrestled them out.
With blue skies overhead and warm sunshine, it felt less like a task and more like a rewarding dose of the outdoors.
It was lovely to have Sandy with us, a local resident who read about the Tour on social media and decided to help out. Proof that community spirit, good vibes (and litter pickers) are contagious.
We didn’t conquer all the rubbish so a return visit (or two… or three 👀) might be on the cards. But for now, the areas we tackled are looking tidier and a little bit more loved.
Fancy swapping your usual routine for something like this? Come join us! We promise that trolley pulling is optional!
Saturday 21st March
Written by Julie R
We supported Discover Welling on their Great British Spring Clean 'Tour of Welling' with a stop at Welling Station. A local councillor came along too.
Station staff were on hand to help and provided daffodils and crocus for us to plant. A lovely splash of colour alongside the path to and from the platform.
We also painted a wall in preparation for a new mural to be installed. Brown pebble-dashed concrete is now clean white.
A sunny task to brighten up the route used by so many local residents 😎.
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