Last night, GoodGym Greenwich returned to the Memorial Hospital Woodland Walk, a peaceful haven tucked away in Oxleas Woods. The site has been greatly improved since our last visit, and it was lovely to see how much the woodland walk has developed.

We started by putting up some signage, including some lovely heart-shaped signs. Then came the slightly more strenuous work: we began creating a dead hedge, cutting down some of the holly and stripping the branches. With the sad passing of Dolly Parton in the news, there was really only one title for this task: Holly Parting. A fitting tribute as we gave the holly its final farewell and put it to good use as habitat for the woodland.

A big welcome back to Aidyn, joining us for his second good deed. He certainly put in the work and has definitely earned his red T-shirt!

Another great evening of running, walking, chatting and getting stuck into some worthwhile woodland work. The Memorial Hospital Woodland Walk is looking better with every visit and some point we’ll be back to continue.

Until next time!

Rachel

8 Greenwich Goodgym-ers met in Woolwich on a warm breezy Tuesday for a painting task at Pugin Hall, in need of a nice refresh to improve its appearance as host to several community groups using the hall on a regular basis.

It's a large hall, with several areas needing our attention, so we soon got to work dividing tasks up and down the room. Some of us joined the Ladder day Saints, cleaning & then glossing the window frames, with the more down to earth team painting the skirting boards - definitely not skirting the issue...!

There were doors & walls needing a splash of colour, cue long-handled contraptions and care to ensure an even layer was applied.

When the 10 minutes to task end was announced, we were at a gloss for words, as time had whizzed by to a mellow soundtrack from a local radio station.

Great progress made, with possibly another task here soon to continue this project. Thanks all & welcome Euan to GoodGym! ⭐️"

On Sunday afternoon, four GoodGym Greenwich runners got together for a community mission at Windrush Primary School in Thamesmead.

Our task was to give the playground fence a fresh coat of paint. We got stuck in, fuelled by Arthur's playlist and Ceci's chocolate and a short hour later one section of the fence looked considerably smarter. Good job team and a lovely sunday afternoon spent together. We'll be back to finish the job!

Until next time!