12 GoodGymers take multiple lifts and elevators on a Wednesday night!

The Greenwood Centre in Kentish Town looks like it should make sense.

It's not especially large and it doesn't appear to be meandering.

Someone might look up and remark: That's a nice glass cube! Bet you can't get lost in there!

How wrong they would be!

There are gardens on the roof and out the back and off a random room on level one — you can't turn a corner without finding a garden!

And while I was busy getting bemused and confused, this special group were busy making a wonderful difference ❤️

Last night we welcomed Abigail on their first good deed (welcome!) and Caterina on their first trip to Camden GG (welcome!), as well as fabulous regular faces 👉 Ariane, Danny, Gary, Jackie, John, Kareem, Karen, Steve, and Thierry (great to see you all!)

Together they:

💚 Pulled weeds from seemingly every gutter bordering every garden on every floor!

💚 Shifted heavy bags of soil and sand and gravel and mulch 👉 upstairs to downstairs and downstairs to upstairs!

💚 And multiple other small tasks that make a big difference!

Thank you, everyone!

9 GoodGymers caught early spring vibes in Central London!

On Wednesday evening — at approximately half past six — a special group of altruistic folk could be seen congregating on Tottenham Court Road.

Some wore red t-shirts. Others were jumping off bikes. And everyone was ready for a little good-deeding!

This lovely lot — Al (on their first good deed – welcome!), Alex, Imogen, Philippa, Sarah, Steve, Theo, and Thierry — turned up to get everything ready for the American International Church's winter shelter ☺️

Together we:

💪 Lugged umpteen camping beds into pristine position!

🪶 Discovered the quickest way to pull a duvet cover onto a duvet!

🍽️ Turned an empty room into a dining room!

✨ Left the space ready and welcoming for the evening's guests!

Thank you, everyone!

7 GoodGymers braved the WINTER chill to make a difference in Camden!

It didn't feel like spring is just around the corner last night... because of... the cold... and the rain... and the smiles that sometimes look like grimaces when the wind shoots through!

Not that that stopped this lovely group of good deeding heroes!

Ariane, Danny, Imogen, Steve, Theo (new to the Camden group – welcome!), and Thierry (new to GoodGym – welcome!) must have been the hardest working group in Camden last night!

Amidst 'the weather' (!) they started out by moving an enormous pile of choc-full bin liners, emptying two crates, and sorting through an assortment of wood and metal 💪

And they then turned their magical clearing hands to a greenhouse, removing everything in the most orderly and quick manner I have ever witnessed ❤️

Before they finally got everything ready for our return visit (SOON!) when we will lift the greenhouse, walk the greenhouse, and deposit the greenhouse in a more permanent home ☺️

Thank you, everyone!

10 GoodGymers making a difference in Central London!

It was the umpteenth rain-soaked evening of the year, and almost every Londoner was frowning and huddling in their attempts to stay away from the weather.

And yet this group of ten special people had decided to step into the evening!

David (on their first GoodGym session — welcome!), Kash, and Alex started the evening with a conversation-filled jog through Bloomsbury and over to Tottenham Court Road...

...where they were met by the happy group of Caitlin, Louise, Lydia, Paul, Rohan, and Steve :)

Our task was a common one for us during the winter months 👉 we were off to help set up the night shelter at the American International Church, which provides food, community, and warmth as part of the C4WS homeless support programme.

Our wonderful host (and fellow GoodGymer), Brooke, guided our efforts assembling beds, fighting with duvet covers, and setting up a dining room :)

Thank you, everyone! Here's to next time!

9 GoodGymers caught 60 good deeding minutes in Camden!

Nestled on an innocuous side road — out of reach from Kentish Town's bustle — is a super special and wonderfully accessible building...

..the Greenwood Centre serves local people with disabilities and it is all glass and sharp design and...

...community green spaces too!

Which is where this special group — of Ariane, Danny, Kamil, Karen, Lydia, Pritika, Steph, and Steve — spent 60 wonderful minutes on Wednesday!

Together we:

💚 Dug out a (huge) planter, removed (so many) deadwood branches, and installed new irrigation!

💚 Decanted stones and gravel and other helpful materials into small bags ready for easy access and use :)

💚 Watered sprouting broccoli!

💚 Cleared and sorted the tool shed :)

💚 Weeded a paving area leaving it neat and tidy!

Thank you so much, everyone!