A warm but overcast Saturday morning welcomed 3 GGers to the Richmond Furniture Scheme where task owner Simon was ready with a task for us - moving a pile of heavy vinyl flooring rolls to behind their shed.

First up, a cup of tea. Self-respecting removers won’t starting lifting anything without one.

Then, we got going. Those rolls were so heavy they must have broken vinyl records. But with the aid of a small trolley, a fair bit of heft and our cups of tea, we managed to get them all moved and stacked up behind the shed.

There were 8 rolls in all and we were pretty pooped when we finished - but we had a bit of time left so did a bit of fence-weeding to leave the area tidy, and off we went to enjoy our Saturday.

Next time up at the RFS is on 17th August. Sign up here: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/helping-richmond-furniture-scheme-to-support-others-c3bbd1ab-caf7-439f-a598-e47e293b381f

Three Good Gymers turned out for our monthly visit to the Richmond Furniture Scheme.

Once Adam, Rebecca and JP arrived , in the rather not summer conditions, we were briefed by RFS CEO Simon about the task at hand, which was to move a few purchased furniture items into the sold shed area with the aid of the moving trolley.

Once these were successfully manoeuvred and in place, we were to recycle the screws from two wardrobes, which needed to be disposed of.

JP certainly proved adept with the mallet and the electric screwdriver, while Rebecca used the rather more delicate approach of the manual screwdriver. Both proved equally effective. Adam, meanwhile, attempted a bit of both!

Overall a job well done!

You can sign up for the upcoming visits to RFS by using the link below. https://www.goodgym.org/v3

It was a drier morning than forecast, thankfully, as we were outside for this month’s trip to RFS.

Some very persistent weeds we’ve previously had dealings with had got too big for their boots again so we shuffled into battle armed with only one pair of secateurs and our own brute strength. What we couldn’t pull, we chopped, and what we couldn’t chop, we delicately disentangled while remarking how fiddly it all was.

We left the car park looking a lot less neglected than we found it and will hopefully have more hands on deck next time we return to RFS on 15 June.

Seven GoodGymers turned out for our monthly visit to the Richmond Furniture Scheme.

First off, we welcomed Alice, who was attending her first ever Richmond Good Gym task.

We were assigned by RFS’s Volunteer Coordinator Lucy to create a sitting area for the RFS staff to enjoy bench-ficial lunches in the upcoming summer months ahead.

With this in mind, we set about moving the donated bicycles into the recycling pile and to make it easier for them to be transferred to another charity, Re-Circulate, an organisation which train prisoners to refurbish bikes and equip them with technical skills that they can use to gain employment.

Once done, we cleared the surrounding area of rubbish and slotted the garden bench into place.

We also created an additional seating place for others to sit and enjoy! A job well done.

You can sign up for the upcoming visits to RFS by using the link below.

https://www.goodgym.org/v3

Our monthly visit to the Richmond Furniture Scheme seems to come around quicker and quicker every time!

We had six Goodgymers turn up raring to go on a glorious and much welcome sunny morning.

Both Jack and Pippa in particular seemed energised having run 10k and 8k respectively.

Once arrived, we were tasked by Lucy with finishing off clearing the back of the RFS building by cutting back and racking up the vines and the overgrown ivy.

Karla and Suze proved adept at chopping the vines back on the building, Adam focused on the undergrowth, while Chris removed the resulting debris.

Overall a job well done and we avoided cutting it vine.

You can sign up for the upcoming visits to RFS by using the link below. https://www.goodgym.org/v3

Our second visit to the Richmond Furniture Scheme of 2024, saw four Goodgymers turn up raring to go.

Jack in particular seemed energised having impressively run over 10k to get to RFS.

Once arrived, we were tasked by Chief Executive Simon with washing the new van, which is used frequently for picking up furniture from people’s homes who want to donate to the scheme as well as making deliveries.

Armed with buckets of foamy, water, sponges and a pressure washer we set about the job at hand.

Chris, with help from the step ladder, was successfully able to scrub the harder to reach areas, Jack proved adept with the pressure washer, meanwhile, Rosie and Adam focused on the finer details, leaving van as good as new.

You can sign up for the upcoming visits to RFS by using the link below. https://www.goodgym.org/v3