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31 Goodgymers helped their local community in Tower Hamlets
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Tower Hamlets

Monday 20th January 2020

Report written by Laura Williams

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A new task no less

31 runners formed two groups this evening to head down to Limehouse to a brand new task!

Although we've visited the Town Hall before, this was our first time tasking it with the fabulous Limehouse Town Hall Consortium Trust, a fabulous charity aiming to return the hall to full & sustainable community use.

With our brilliant task force already lined up to co-lead and navigate the group safely down to Limehouse, Bryon set out with Chris and Kat to take the faster runners off, while myself, Lieke and Liz led the remainder of the runners, beautifully navigated by Lieke, along the quietest route!

We arrived to a brilliantly organised task from task owners Brian and Sam!

Plenty to do on arrival...

Groups were soon dispatched throughout the building to:

  • Move cupboards and other bulky items around the building
  • Remove a large panel in the theatre
  • Scrub the vast wrough iron staircase
  • Fill wall holes on the ground floor
  • Clean the silk screen tub in the slightly scary basement

The time absolutely sped by, and it seemed no sooner had we arrived and got our kit ready to work were we assembling for picture-posing on the magnificent staircase.

But we needn't be sad - we're returning to this absolutely terrific task next week where we'll be led through another big variety of jobs, not only helping out this wonderful institution, we'll also be having a whale of a time while we do it again. THANK YOU ALL!

A big warm welcome to our first time runner, Timur - what a joy to have you on board, what an asset you were. Thank you! And hope to see you very, very soon.

What's coming up

  • On Sunday, our amazing Task Force, Leo & Isabelle are leading the third of our Junior parkrun volunteering collaborations - more details and sign up are here.

  • While next Monday, we return to the Town Hall, for more fun in this splendid location, so come and join in if you can.

Until then, banish any thought of January blues: stay warm, run if you can, stay in touch... Just have a brilliant week, and we'll catch up soon.


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This task supported
Limehouse Town Hall Consortium Trust
The Trust aims to bring the building back into full and sustainable community use.

The Trust is a registered charity with the aim of conserving, repairing and adapting Limehouse Town Hall and promoting its use to advance public education and involvement in the arts.

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Attendees
Bryon Chan
Dave Gilbert
Martin
Tracey
Chris Burns
Steve
Laura Williams
Polly O'Callaghan
Si
Lieke
Nurjehan
Liz Baxter
Katherine
Rachel Roberts
Joel
Chris Bell
Jeremy
Rosie
Charlotte Price
Suraj
Ivy
Johnny
Emma
Jack Etherington
Robert Cooke
Jessica Farmery
Ellinor
Timur
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Tower Hamlets

THE BIG MONDAY NIGHT TASK (on a Wednesday this week): Gardening in-and-around Rocky Park on the Hollybush Estate (+ pre-task workout)
🗓Wednesday 6:40pm

We return to Hollybush Gardens to help Margaret and Ash with a number of gardening tasks...

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Nurjehan

Wed 22nd Jan 2020 at 6:05pm

Petite in frame you are Laura, but you certainly 'Tower ' your run group. It's always fabulously funny to tour with GGTH. Thank you for starting my working week with laughter.

Laura Williams

Fri 24th Jan 2020 at 3:50pm

Thank you Nurjehan! And thanks for another fabulous contribution to a TH run. Hope to see you very soon.