I don't want no scrubs!

23 Goodgymers helped their local community in Southwark
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Southwark

Wednesday 22nd January 2020

Report written by Ian Gostling

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Wall of honour

  • Raise a Glass to Team Southwark celebrating our 4th Birthday this week!!
  • Fist Pump to Sally for reaching her 50th good deed and Civ for making it 10.
  • High-fives toShiri, Stefan, Anna, and Lauren on their first group runs in Southwark! And Welcome to Emily & Chris from GoodGym's Hackney & Ealing.

Let's have a recap

Last night 23 runners ran 6km overall to the Salvation Army in Camberwell Green. On a dry night we kicked things off with some hops and twists to warm up, with Emily keeping the back of the group together. When we arrived we met Katherine who greeted us with water and biscuits! She instructed us to the evenings task of wiping clean all the toys used by the local children's and toddler groups. Armed with bowls of water, Dettol and gloves, six tables were laid out with everything from cars to instruments, houses and even a slide! Emily and Raj took charge of emptying the toy cupboard, and a system was set up to scrub the toys clean, placing them in a pile to dry, before packing everything away again. With everything now smelling fresh, in 20 minutes we had cleaned the lot! Leaving time for a quick round of knee tag, some forearm wrestling and everyone's favourite, Mexican squat waves! Followed by a quick run back to celebrate with drinks and cake next door in Batch!

LOCAL FACT OF THE DAY - 'Dilwihs' is the original name for Dulwich, meaning 'Marshy Meadow where Dill grows' - Thanks Emily!

Next week we will be running 9km overall to visit our friends at Tabard Garden Allotments for some soil shifting. Remember to wrap up warm and bring a head torch!

See you next week team


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Norwich
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Attendees
Katie H
Ian Gostling
Emily Waller
Ellie Hopkins
Nat Gabrielle
Emma
Emily
Sally Jones
Chris
Nedelina
GillianDulwich
Civ Sivakumaran
Rosanna Amour
Sam Lefevre
Shiri Lejay
Stefan
Baljit Jackson
Ian Murray
Raj Lakhani
Nelly
Karen W
Anna Telford
Lauren Dann
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Southwark

Sorting & Stocking @ Borough Food Cooperative
🗓Today 10:30am

Tackles food insecurity and reuses surplus food to prevent food being thrown away!

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