Mr B had been clearing his late wife's clothes and needed some help to get the six bags of items to the local charity shop to be reloved.

Before we set off, we had chance for a chat and were delighted to meet his friendly little dog too 🐶

We managed to deliver the goods in two trips, getting our steps in, doing a little strength training (some of the bags were a bit bulky), and having a good catch up. In Cambridge style, on the second trip we made use of Harriet's bike as a packhorse. A trusty steed.

A lovely start to the morning helping a member of our community and supporting the circular economy ♻️

We celebrated with lunch, spooky themed sweet treats included 👻

Pun credit: Harriet

A new task for us this evening with six GoodGymers supporting Abbey People's Swish clothes swap event.

Earlier in the day, Harriet was helping to set up the event, putting up clothes rails, sorting and hanging the clothes and setting up the social space. And of course making time for some dog fuss! The benefit of setting up is seeing all the clothes that had been brought for swapping, and a rather beautiful crochet cardigan caught her eye. It looks very swish!

The late shift (Kate, Sandra, Scott and I) met at Parkside Pools to run to the task. It was our first dark run of the season, and we were all well lit up (and some of us overly reflective). 🔦

It was a longer run than usual as the task was on the other side of town, but it made coming out worthwhile, and gave us plenty of time to catch up on tales of stormy holidays in the Lake District, daredevil dogs, love of zone 2 running, and the joy of hot/cold therapy.

We arrived at the venue to meet Eva, who was already hard at work clearing the clothes and rails. We joined in and helped with clearing more rails, tables (with a very creative storage space), activity boxes, and sofas, and then Sandra gave the floor a good sweep 🧹

With many hands, it was light work, and within 30 minutes we were done! There was just time to enjoy some baked goods before heading back. Will always run for cake 🍰

This session was promoting This Girl Can's Let's Lift The Curfew campaign, which highlights the safety concerns women have exercising at after dark and how this shifts their outdoor activity routines.

Some of us said we hadn't been out in the evenings this week and that the GoodGym task was the reason we got out. We agreed that GoodGym is a great way for women to continue to stay active in a social environment during the darker months.

We continue to create safe spaces to keep active 💛

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✨ GoodGym has designed night safety training for men to support women to feel safe when out exercising at night. You can read more and complete the training here: Women's Night Safety Training for Men

We love a Fox Den session at GG Cambridge, and were delighted to go back this afternoon for another visit.

Braving the wind, Catherine and I cycled across town, meeting Oscar for their first GoodGym session - welcome, Oscar! 🤗

Making the most of the remaining light, we got to work stamping the clay base of the pond into a uniform surface. Softened by the week's rain, this proved no trouble and was really fun! Getting our step counts in and strengthening our calves, we bounced and jumped and stomped it into shape in no time. 🦶

Once finished, Oscar and I constructed a frame to shelter plants during the colder months, while Catherine made a start on dismantling the big pile of sticks for the hedgehog and insect hotel. Uniting for the remantling (?), we fought the brambles and made it a 4* resort. 🦔🪲🐌

The final task was weeding the hugel mound - which had undergone quite the transformation since we constructed it! - and planting more flowers to attract insects to eat the unwanted bugs as a natural pesticide. 🐞

With the sun setting during our session, we packed away the tools once it started to get dark and said our goodbyes. Another lovely afternoon spent at Fox Den! 🦊