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Tue 10th Sep at 6:30pm
Kingston upon Thames Report written by Claire Dunne
Tonight we were back for our last monthly visit to the Canbury Community Garden ๐ and the GoodGym flowerbed ๐ธfor the summer season. We were joined on our Group Run by Olly Whering, one of our local Councillors, and showed him first hand the wonders of GoodGym.
After running ๐โโ ๐โโ, cycling ๐ดโโ and walking๐ถ over to Canbury Gardens we split into two teams one moving a shed and the other weeding ๐ฑthe GoodGym flowerbed.
Luke, Ben, Dave and Marie-Noelle donned their gloves and removed the shed from its existing (rotting) foundations. The pallets it was resting on were starting to disintegrate so they were all removed and the ground levelled. Some old paving slabs were then broken up and used as a more solid base. Once the intricate levelling process was completed (involving a plank of wood (and spirit level, to be fair)), the shed was placed back and contents returned.
Emma, Jana and Ben got to work on the weeds ๐ฑ and leaf clearing ๐and Sabir tackled the ever-growing laurel ๐ whilst Claire went on a run ๐โโ up the park for the rubbish sack. Rachel and Olly joined in on the weeding ๐ฑand the task was completed in record time.
No watering ๐ฆ was required as no sooner had we finished the heavens opened ๐ง which swiftly put and end to any further activity so we headed off ๐โโ๐โโ๐ดโโ๐ถto the pub ๐ปfor our social and a good natter.
Great to have you along, Olly. Hope to see you at another soon!
Tue 10th Sep at 6:30pm
Enhance the new GoodGym wildlife area and help with jobs at Canbury Community Gardens
Read moreTuesday 3rd September
Benjamin Hayter completed 5 good deeds with GoodGym.
Benjamin is a now a pretty committed GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the fifth time
Tue 3rd Sep at 6:30pm
Kingston upon Thames Report written by Tom Peacock
It was back to the Tolworth Recreation Centre on a muggy Tuesday for our regular clean-up of the Kingston Pantry, the area's foodbank. Shelves needed re-arranging and wiping, tackled with enthusiasm by Ben, Hazel, Jana and Rachel while Tom volunteered to don the plastic gloves and separate frozen pastries into small bags. Some rapid hoovering by Claire and we were done.
Susan, who runs the foodbank, is always delighted to see us and even furnished the group with Cadburys Time Outs, which none of us could remember having for ages. A fine reward for a rewarding task.
Tue 3rd Sep at 6:30pm
Tue 6th Aug at 6:30pm
Kingston upon Thames Report written by Claire Dunne
It may be August but Santaโs elves were back in action tonight preparing for the big day.
Toys, books and clothes donated as Christmas presents for disadvantaged children were piled high and needed sorting.
Ben and Rachel tackled the toys sorting them by age category in to different boxes whilst Claire and Mel sorted the books and a few clothes.
This will hopefully speed up categorising all the items in December on packing day and we even found a few toys we would like to find under our Xmas trees.
This is just the start of Santa's preparations so the elves will be required for more tasks. Keep an eye on the listings.
Tue 6th Aug at 6:30pm
Spreading cheer at Christmas for kids in care
Read moreTue 30th Jul at 6:30pm
Kingston upon Thames Report written by Emma Crowe
Despite the high temperatures and sweaty run to Growbaby tonight we still worked tirelessly to tick everything off the to-do list - and more.
A number of the group sought sanctuary in the cool basement when we arrived. Dave mended a shelf while Sabir moved broken items into a side room. Hazel and Benjamin sorted the baby food, sanitary products and other random bits littering the tight space. Gemma sorted through the toy boxes and refilled the basket of soft toys and Luke restocked the supply of summer hats upstairs. Upstairs Emma sorted the story books while Dave satisfyingly tidied and matched up the toys on display making the collection more appealing for the visiting families.
Growbaby is such a valuable place for the families that use it and as usual Rachel had a long list of jobs for us to tackle. It was a pleasure to leave the hub spic and span. Luckily it had cooled down a bit for our 2.5km return run back along the river to the Quaker Centre.
Tue 30th Jul at 6:30pm
Organising the donations will help the families that visit
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