Last night 13 GoodGymmers made their way to the Brighton Community Workshop and Tool Library, to help them with some cleaning and sorting as they prepare for some renovations and improvements.

We also welcomed Sarah and Annie at their first GoodGym session in Brighton!

Some of us were on shelf duty – offloading and clearing the units before putting everything back neat and tidy, while the rest of us were on wood-sorting duty – reorganising hundreds of pieces of board, timber and off-cuts to make them more accessible for those using the workshop.

Many hands make light work, and within just half an hour we’d made a huge difference to the space and our hosts were so grateful. When our work was done, a few of us headed over the road for our monthly social, and our return to the infamous Pub Quiz at The Kemp. After an epic music round and a lucky guess about the number of whiskers on a cat (it's 24...) we came 5th and won a whole TEN POUNDS to put into the social kitty 😊

In honor of our winnings, we asked ChatGPT to write us a poem…enjoy!

A group of runners, swift and bright, Laced up their shoes and took to flight. But on this day, they faced a test, Not of speed, but of wit’s best.

With knowledge wide, and minds astute, They gathered round, ready to loot The answers that would win the prize, With focus sharp and gleaming eyes.

Questions flew, a tricky race, But these keen minds kept up the pace. From history’s depths to science’s core, They answered all and then asked for more.

At last, the scores were tallied high, A cheer rang out, a joyful cry. They’d conquered both the mind and mile, Their victory earned with clever style.

So here’s to the runners, fast and wise, Who crossed the line with quiz-winner’s prize. They proved that brains and speed unite, For every challenge, they take flight.

Here is WHAT's ON NEXT at GoodGym Brighton!

Plenty to amuse you to join us soon for the GoodGym January Challenge!

On a cold, wintery Sunday morning, 8 brave souls gathered outside Falmer station. There were hats, gloves, cups of coffee and even some leg warmers - we were ready for our 10km run around the perimeter of Stanmer Park.

When asked which direction we wanted to go in, one response was "whichever way starts with the uphill". But in Stanmer Park, every option starts with an uphill...so climb we did!

Thankfully, the steady uphill track took us through some beautiful woodland and we were rewarded with panoramic views of Brighton when we finally reached the top. And we all know that what goes up must come down, and the second half of our trail run was a pleasant downhill jaunt through more woodland before opening out into the rolling hills of the lower park. But, that wasn't the end - we still had 1km to go before we reached our end destination - the local pub in Falmer Village and a warm plate of food!

We had fun volunteering at Preston Park Junior Parkrun. We love running Parkruns and wanted to give something back. Michael was marshalling, making sure the runners were safe and cheering them on around the course. Rosie was a funnel manager ensuring runners moved smoothly through and celebrating their finish. While I was tail walking making sure no one came last and encouraging a very determined four year old runner. He was finding it hard but wanted to finish like his big sister had!

Four brave GoodGymmers made their way to Hove Lagoon on a very chilly Saturday morning to help with the Big Clean Up - an initiative run by the Friends of Hove Lagoon, bringing volunteers together to help clean up the well-used facilities.

Thankfully, after some initial panic, we were** not** tasked with getting into the water to collect rubbish from the lagoon bed - that was assigned to the very keen local lifesavers group who were well equipped with wetsuits and boots....instead we were tasked with tidying up the borders around the entrance - cutting back overgrown grass and soil to maintain the paths and generally make it look a lot nicer!

Along with some litter picking and rock collecting, we completed our task in good time, and could just about feel our hands by the end....a warm coffee was very much needed.