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23 Goodgymers helped their local community in Greenwich
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Greenwich

Wednesday 17th April 2019

Report written by Sara Brimble

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23 runners ran 4km to plant 160 saplings at The Bridge!

Another week and another lovely evening with a summer like temperature as well. The Goodgym Greenwich gang welcomed new runner Matt last night and during our raucous briefing and welcome we were asked to move on as our voices were louder than a choir concert happening inside the Naval College.

After a very quick warm up we were off for another opportunity to run inside Greenwich Park. We were promised that we would do the whole hill, however we certainly managed the mean section of Maze Hill!

We were rewarded for our up hill struggle with a downhill path and swiftly arrived at The Bridge and got to task on planting 16 varieties of trees, weeding and other maintenance. Most of the team began preparing pots for the trees to go in while Claire and Sara carefully wrote out the labels for each variety - a Goodgym task anomaly.

The saplings were planted in their new homes and the labels were assigned to their correct pots. The team weeding had made a massive improvement to the flower beds outside the centre and we were all rewarded with biscuits and squash.

The group set off back to the naval college and finished with a quick leg strength session of squats and lunges - and we were careful to avoid the concert and making a reputation for ourselves as troublemakers.

Great work everyone! Ruth was SO pleased with all the work you managed to do, it would have taken her hours and hours so huge well done to you all for working so hard!!


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Attendees
Alex Murtough
Steve Murtough
Sarah Place
Katrin
Andy Waterhouse
Sara Brimble
Maria Ahmed
Claire Oxlade
Matthew Tipler
Elizabeth Harrison
Nicola
Natalie Tremlett
Elle Smith
Alex Thomas
Seb Lawrence
Oliver Hetherington
Chloé
Natasha
Paul
Mridula Iyer
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