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Emily (She/her) went on a group run
Mon 30th Sep at 6:45pm
Islington Report written by Simon Fitzmaurice
Area Activator Simon met at the Arsenal Community Hub on a chilly (but thankfully dry) Autumn evening, before running up Sussex Way to Sunnyside Community Gardens. Upon his arrival, he met with task organiser and Goodgymmer Eslam who had opened up the Hornsey Rise Kickabout Gardens specially for our visit this evening!
Sally, Alison, Emily and Vaughan were also on hand for smashing evening of community garden renovation- a project set up for sustainable growing on formerly abandoned grounds. Our task was to break down a large pile of donated soil into more manageable chunks (using spades and pickaxes), and depositing it into buckets and wheelbarrows. Then, we moved the soil over to a lovely wildlife pond (made from an old bathtub), and we built some foundations around the tub. Emily took charge of padding the soil down, almost like a muddy sandcastle around the pond!
Within 45 minutes approximately, we had moved almost all of the soil, and had successfully created a strong base for the pond. Wonderful job everyone!
GOODGYM ISLINGTON NEWS
GROUP SESSIONS-
Monday 7th October- Timbuktu Adventure Playground- Community Mission 7.15pm, Task Location
Monday 14th October- Arachne Greek Cypriot Women's Group- Group Run 6.45pm, Arsenal Community Hub
Monday 21st October- Rose Bowl Youth Club- Community Mission 7.15pm, Task Location
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/community-mission-rose-bowl-youth-club
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Monday 29th October- Turning Compost at Pollard Close- Group Run 6.45pm, Arsenal Community Hub
JENKI x ON Running Spitalfields Monthly Matcha Morning Group Run
Thursday 3rd October, 7am, On Running Spitalfields
Every 1st Thursday morning of the month, ON Running Spitalfields and JENKI Matcha Café on Brushfield Street will be hosting a 5km social paced group run through East London and by St Katherine's Dock.
Matcha and hot drinks on offer at special run club discount!
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/jenki-matcha-with-on-running-spitalfields-group-october
Achilles International VI Guide Running Sessions
Every Thursday, 6pm, Various London locations
On Thursday evenings, the all abilities sports charity Achilles International holds a group run session at a London location.
Here is a list of our upcoming events and sign up pages. Runners, supporters and guides of all abilities and experiences welcome!
Thursday 3rd October- Paddington Rec Track
Thursday 10th October- Emirates Stadium
Thursday 17th October- Paddington Rec Track
Thursday 26th October- Stratford Olympic Park
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Thornhill Square Gardens- October Workday
Saturday 5th October, 10am - midday, Thornhill Square Gardens
This is an open volunteer gardening morning set up by the Friends of Thornhill Square. As one of the largest public spaces in Islington without council maintenance assistance, extra pairs of hands for bulb planting, composting, litter picking and preparing flower beds would be hugely appreciated!
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/thornhill-square-gardens-open-volunteer-morning-october
Compton Terrace Gardens- Volunteer Session
Saturday 12th October, 10am - 1pm, Union Chapel, Islington
A smashing community mission for those partaking in Highbury Fields or Finsbury parkrun on a Saturday morning!
A friendly gardening group started to look after the park about 10 years ago. We are always looking for more help - with planting, mulching, pruning, and all the other things a garden needs.
Everyone welcome, no special skills needed! Lots of fresh air and a nice chance to meet local people. We meet once a month on a Saturday morning near the shed in the middle of the Gardens.
Friends of Canonbury Square- Volunteer Morning (October)
Saturday 19th October, 10am - midday, Canonbury Square Gardens
The Friends of Canonbury Square Gardens host an open community gardening session on the 3rd Saturday morning of every month.
Usual tasks would include bulb planting, trimming, laying compost, maintaining flower beds and litter picking.
Crouch End Open Space (CREOS) Volunteering Day
Sunday 20th October, 11am - 1pm, Hanley Tennis Club Car Park, Greenways
Our monthly trip to CREOS this year for a woodland regeneration- loads of smashing forest path building has been planned!
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/crouch-end-open-space-creos-volunteering-day-october-2024
Camino Ultra London Lee Valley Eco Trail- Aid Station Superstars
Saturday 5th October, 9am onwards, Ranger's Retreat, Chingford
DaznBone (aka Darren Strachan and David Bone) and the Camino Ultra team are putting together the logistics for their next 50km ultra race (running from Wanstead Flats, up the green corridor to Epping Forest and back), and have invited the Goodgym crew to get involved!
On the course, there will be 4 major aid stops, and we have been invited to take over the first refresh point and the penultimate aid station.
This will involve providing water and snacks to runners of all abilities during the key stages of their race, and to support them with smiling faces and enthusiasm!
Gait Analysis Training Session with Area Activator Simon
Wednesday 9th October, Emirates Stadium, 6.30pm
Gait analysis has been proved to be a useful tool for highlighting potential issues, making suggestions for improvement and checking efficiency in movement.
Simon would like to offer 10 Goodgymmers the opportunity to join him for a dynamic warm up and short interval session.
During the evening, recordings for forward momentum, running form and lateral stability (at different paces) will be made, and used to make suggestions for training focus or for footwear choices.
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/gait-analysis-training-session-with-area-activator-simon
Goodgym Race Team Big 4- Love Luton RunFest 2024
Sunday 13th October, 8.45am onwards, Luton Town Centre
This 5k, 10k, and half marathon around the streets of Luton is a popular road race with GoodGym. Join us for this 4th and final official GoodGym race team race of 2024. Big Goodgym running crew meet up to be expected!
https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/love-luton-love-luton-runfest-2024
Met League Cross Country Series- Goodgym Race Team
Various locations, October 2024 - February 2025
Met League Cross Country is a set of five 7-8km races organised by London race clubs. They are held in parks and forests around London with the routes including a mixture of grass, gravel and a fair bit of mud (it is XC after all!)
Sign up to the Goodgym Race Team for ÂŁ15, and enter ALL 5 RACES for the bargain price of ÂŁ20!
Newbies encouraged and welcomed- the most fun you can have running over the Winter months!
Fixtures
12th October Claybury https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/london-met-league-cross-country-claybury-3aab4cb8-8f15-4d0d-a0ed-126cdf50e85e
9th November Horsenden Hill https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/london-met-league-cross-country
30th November Uxbridge https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/london-met-league-cross-country-uxbridge
11th January Welwyn Garden City https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/london-met-league-cross-country-stanborough-park
8th February Trent Park https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/london-met-league-cross-country-trent-park
Emily (She/her) signed up to a group run.
Mon 30th Sep at 6:45pm
Gardening and clear up near Sunnyside Community Gardens
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Mon 23rd Sep at 7:15pm
Islington Report written by Emily (She/her)
I arrived at Thornhill Square at 7:16 to find Luke, Sebastian and Mehmet with Anna standing by a verdant flowerbed. Luke claims he arrived early at 7:05, but my sources have not verified the claim. Anna had shown the guys a âcurry plantâ (Helichrysum italicum) whose leaves smell like curry, and I was instructed to rub the leaves myself. Sarah arrived shortly and with all our fingers smelling like curry â though Sarah said it smelled like celeriac - we got on with the tasks assigned to us.
There were a few invasive ash trees in the flowerbed that Anna asked us to get rid of, and some weeding along the edge of a path. Me and Sarah left the guys with the ash trees and went to clear the path. We were joined the guys once they had cleared the trees, and over the course of 45 minutes we filled up an entire wheelbarrow of weeds!
At 8:02 we decided to call it a day. Luke finished the job by pulling up a very large weed that he claimed had taken âhoursâ to pull up. Sebastien emptied the wheelbarrow into the compost and we were finished for the evening.
Anna announced she was âthrilledâ with the job done and I must say even in the dark you could see a difference. She also told us that Thornhill Square Gardens may have recently won Islington in Bloom, but she wasnât sure as nobody was at the ceremony. Well, my independent research has found that Thornhill Square Association did win âBest Parkâ. Well done, Anna and team!
Emily (She/her) signed up to a group run.
Mon 23rd Sep at 7:15pm
Joining the lovely resident gardeners at Thornhill Square Gardens for an evening of composting, watering and maintenance
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Sun 22nd Sep at 8:45am
Islington Report written by Emily (She/her)
I joined the gang at Caledonian Junior Parkrun as a marshal. There was a good turnout despite the morning rain!
It's the first day of autumn (depending who you ask) so I admired the red leaves on the trees.
Emily (She/her) went on a community mission
Sat 21st Sep at 11:00am
Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
Our wonderful group of Caitlin, Emily, and Steve (and me) spent our Saturday morning well :)
Amidst early Autumn sun, we helped out our friends (Brooke and Jared) at the American International Church. We loaded a van with (hundreds of) long-forgotten books and recycling, and we made good(gym) use of the human chain as we did.
Racing the van, we took an early afternoon run through the Camden hubbub, arriving just in time to unload everything into the wanting bins at Camden's recycling centre.
Thank you, all, for your work and energy - I had such a great time! And.... these van photos are (I think) some of the best GG photos I've ever seen!
To next time!
Emily (She/her) signed up to a community mission.
Sat 21st Sep at 11:00am
Join for a friendly (and good deeding) work out in Camden :)
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