Lucky second attempt for this mission and we made it! Three of us gathered at Kingston Methodist church to meet Nigel who was ready with a box of paining supplies for us to brighten up the front of the church. Whilst JP got on with painting the remainder of the side gate (from both sides) Marie Noelle and Petra painted fresh white edges to the front step - giving up on the fight with the masking tape, we resorted to a long piece of cardboard (kindly provided by Nigel) to help us stay on the straight and narrow. The steps are now a lot more visible and safer for the church visitors.

4 GoodGym volunteers met at Kingston Methodist Church to help it to get ready to reopen. There was lots to do and they already had a team of people sprucing up the inside of the church so it was up to us to tackle the outside.

First we needed to clean the windows, without water and soap we relied on "windowlene" to give us some shine. We climbed up some step ladders to reach tricky stains and dusted off many a spider web to get those windows looking sparkling! With time to spare we put our Girl Power to the test, pulled on our gloves and tackled some stubborn weeds around the church. After a final sweep around the grounds we were ready for a cup of tea and a second breakfast!

Was great to help Kingston Methodist Church today by cleaning their windows https://t.co/Du3nQtbbFm pic.twitter.com/o5stzf2hDa

— GoodGym Kingston-upon-Thames (@GoodGymKingston) August 15, 2020

The church is due to open in September and has some great ideas about how to keep its congregation safe while still ensuring they get the most out of the regular Sunday service - we wish them the best of luck with it and hope to return to do good for them in the future