Make it or rake it for the wedding!

9 Goodgymers helped their local community in Liverpool
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Laura Waller
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Bekah West
Steph Willshaw
Lucien Dobel-Ober
Leonardo Fernandes
Aatefa Yazdani
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Liverpool

Monday 18th May

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Sophie McClellan
Sophie McClellan

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Lucien Dobel-Ober
Lucien Dobel-Ober

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Liverpool runner

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Leonardo Fernandes
Leonardo Fernandes

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Aatefa Yazdani
Aatefa Yazdani

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Super interesting task for this Monday! Our presence was requested with urgency for the Bombed Out Church re-turfing of their grass area as they had a wedding in just a couple of days!

And when someone asks for help, how can we say no? So off we go to the task on a day that was threatening to rain and make the job much harder. Luckily the rain stopped right as we all gathered around the entrance for introductions and debriefing.

It was definitely a task and a half, but we were up to measure even after some of us run a half marathon the day before! We weren't going to let some dirt keep us from completing our mission.

Like a SWAT team, we deployed our divide and conquer tactic. A few of us were in charge of clearing up big clumps and get the plot even and clear for the turf.

The rest of us had the tough job of carrying dozens of turf to key locations to ease the job of rolling them out later. Initially a trolley was used, but the tactics soon changed to a human chain , which was wonderful to see pros do what they do best. Strength is doubled when helping your neighbours and specially needed this time, but the time flew by and although it was impossible to get it all ready, we definitely a big portion of it and we're glad evening was back on track.

A special thing about this task was that it made me think that, you're not just volunteering and doing some work. You're having an impact on other people lives even if not directly. You're creating space for little miracles to happen so why not create as many chances as you can.

So anyway, here's today malapropism: many hands makes the world go round

PS. Should goodgym have a bat signal?


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Since 2007 the church has been operating as a managed ruin and multidisciplinary arts venue with a programme of curated events, community engagement and creative learning projects. A gateway building within the city, crucial to both its past and present, the Bombed Out Church is a place for everyone. ​

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Bekah West

Sun 31st May at 9:23am

Love this report, great job Leo ❤️ Hard YES to the bat signal!

Ema Quinn
Ema Quinn (She/her)

Sun 31st May at 10:38am

Ah, love it! ❤️

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