Annual Community Fridge Clean

It's that time of the year when the Woking GG team put on their gloves grab their buckets and start the annual community fridge clean 🫧🧽

Despite the weather Wayne, Nadia, Alys, & Julie all arrived on time wnd where met by Jules with all the supplies that were needed 😊

Wayne started to clean the community fridge A Frame sign which was in a right state.

Nadia & Julie started to remove the filing cabinet out of the shed and go through and sort out its contents.

Alys was tasked with giving the cabinet a good wipe down wit Quinn also helping 🐶 It was great seeing Alys who has just returned from a long trip to Japan 🏯 and hearing all about it.

Once these tasks were completed and as the heavens opened ⛈️ we all moved into the shed to move the big fridge and freezer and get behind then to give it a good deep clean, Sweeping up bread crumbs from all the loafs that are normally stored on the shelfs 🥖. At the same time Julie & Nadia giving them a good wipe down.

Wayne then carried out an inspection of the cables making sure they were in good condition

Once all the Crumbs and floor had been cleaned it was time for Nadia &Alys to mop the floor🫧🧼

The place smelt and looked great by the time we had finished.

Due to the weather we could paint and stain the shed so will be back another day to carry out this task 😊

A great turn out today of 6 Goodgymers meant that we made great progress on the school garden. Luan and Kirsty started by collecting plants from another area of the school to add to the previous planting which is settling in and looking amazing. Anne and Katie painted the bug hotel with lovely red paint inspired by the Good Gym branding. Stephanie got stuck in to making some concrete mushrooms - we are very excited to see how those turn out. Julie finally got to use some of the massive compost heap to fill a wormery so that the children will be able to see how worms aerate the soil by creating tunnels and pull down leaf litter from the surface to help decompose it and create more lovely soil. A great team effort today - Vikki is planning a grand opening after half term so watch out for the date for this.

Julie and Kirsty supported today’s community mission, continuing Woking GoodGym’s ongoing work with Vikki and Mark from KLS PTA.

The session focused on creating a dedicated wildflower bed, helping to enhance the biodiversity and visual appeal of the garden space behind the newly errected and painted wigwams Alongside this, the team worked with Vikki and Mark to determine the optimal position for the new garden entrance arch, an important feature for the overall design. Mark impressively built the arch on site today, marking a visible step forward in the project.

Additional progress was made on the bug hotel, by Alex, one of the KLS parents with further improvements to support local wildlife habitats.

Julie also discussed future scheduling with Vikki, suggesting a Wednesday evening session. With the project now close to completion, a midweek GoodGym push could help bring everything over the line. A weekday session may also improve turnout, and the 6km distance from WWF to the school offers an ideal opportunity for a sociable canal-side run.

Woking GoodGym has been supporting this PTA-led project most Saturdays since September 2025, and today’s efforts were really appreciated by the PTA. Two hours well spent this morning!