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51 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lambeth
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Lambeth

Tuesday 7th January 2020

Report written by Mark Gilyead (he/him)

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51 absolute heroes were out last night to start the year with a bang 💥

And some of those heroes were totally fresh to GoodGym! Massive cheer to Molly, Lawrence, Charlotte, Lara, Clare, Kirsty, Campbell, Jasmine, Faris, Mitch and Jessica. So great to have you along :)

Our task was simple - give Lambeth council a hand by picking up some of the trees from the roadside (they don’t have enough space for all of them in their van when they pick them up) so that they’re not clogging up the streets - and take them to the TREE-CYCLING (😅) plant in Clapham Common.

And after a quick warm up, we split into 5 fabulous teams heading to different areas to pick up as many trees as we could.

After worrying that we wouldn’t find any, we were blessed with absolutely loads - some on the pavements, some hiding behind bins, some small, some massive and some so dead they must've spent their Christmas getting intimate with a radiator.

Trees in hands, we all descended on the centre of Clapham Common like some sort of weird tree cult. Each tree was ceremoniously thrown on top of a big pile and then we ran back to base with plenty of bonus FITNESS DRILLS thrown in.

TREE-MENDOUS

Amazing stuff everyone and such bravery shown when awkwardly carrying trees through some very crowded areas...

Next week is Lambeth’s 6th Birthday!! To celebrate we’re going to Jubilee Primary School to do some GOOD. Then we’re going to the pub to eat cake. 🙌 Sign up here.


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Bandstand Beds
A community garden on Clapham Common

Formed by a group of gardening enthusiasts with an interest in sustainability, local food production, and sharing skills, Bandstand Beds maintain three spaces on Clapham Common and have an abundance of food and fun! They pride themselves on providing an area for the local community to discover the joys and benefits of growing their own food, for nearby residents whose homes don’t have gardens or an outside space, those interested in sharpening their gardening skills, and even those who simply want to spend time outside.

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Attendees
Elise
Sophie H
Ruth
Mark Gilyead
Isabel Sloman
George Clarkson
Steve Jenkins
Tessa Hall
Martha
Anna Kinnersley
Molly Powell
Aislin Mageean
Magda Bujar
Frances Collier-Wright
Michael Welsh
Samantha
Zara
Nicky Woodall
Alfie
Philip Woodall
Paul Fawcett
Charlotte Emms
Lawrence D'Silva
Josie McAllister
Steven Jarman
Charlotte Parnall
Gemma T
Jenny Dawkins
JC
Anthony Regan
Jennifer
Lois Ashe
Holly Foster
Shauna
Lucy Stewart
Zoe Jones
Harriet Walsh
Tony Souto
Lara
Sukhi Patel
Kirsty Savage
Campbell Bradly
Jasmine
Faris
Mitchell
Jessica Lynch
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Lambeth

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