Winter Shelter + Bloomsbury + Making-Beds-Quicker-Than-Ever

11 Goodgymers helped their local community in Camden
Rose
Jack Da Silva
Ivar Toft
Andy
Gosia Rybacka
Steve Murtough
Alex Murtough
Jacqueline Shirley
John Shirley
Sarah
Camden

Wednesday 13th November

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Alex Murtough
Alex Murtough

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John Shirley
John Shirley

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It has been many sleeps since we were last at the American International Church's winter shelter. Google tells me it's been 238 sleeps. And yet yesterday felt so easy as we stepped back into our comfortable and warm winter routine.

Six of us - Andy, Gosia, Jackie, John, and Rose (and me) - started our evening (successfully) counting to 25, and we then wove our way through Bloomsbury's bustle and buzz, sharing stories all the way.

Arriving on an increasingly festive Tottenham Court Road, we picked up our remaining good-deeding crew (Ivar, Jack, Louise, Sarah, and Steve) and climbed down to a basement that's always a hubbub of positive activity on winter Wednesday nights.

The C4WS Homeless Project has been making a difference since 2006, and our task (making the evening's beds) was one part of a larger (and quite special) operation.

I had barely finished saying - 12 beds in the big room > 3 in the small room > 1 on the stage - when the sounds of camp beds a-sprining and duvets a-quilting filled our positive air.

It usually takes me 387 minutes to make a bed, but this special group assembled and dressed 16 beds in no more than 20.

With our bed-making completed, the group took their talents to the dining cabin, making swift work of creating a neat and tidy space for the evening meal.

Thanks so much, everyone, for your work and energy last night - it was wonderful to see you!!

Here's to next time!


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Jack Da Silva

Thu 14th Nov at 11:02am

Nice to see you all. Always a great task!

Alex Murtough
Alex Murtough (he/him)

Thu 14th Nov at 11:03am

Great to see you too, Jack!

Andy
Andy (he/him)

Thu 14th Nov at 11:45am

Great to see everyone again :)

Alex Murtough
Alex Murtough (he/him)

Thu 14th Nov at 11:46am

Great to see you, Andy!

Ivo
Ivo (he/him)

Tue 19th Nov at 1:49pm

looks like a great session all!

Alex Murtough
Alex Murtough (he/him)

Tue 19th Nov at 4:20pm

Thanks Ivo!

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Camden

FRIENDLY GROUP SESSION! Spreading Wood Chip @ The Wonderful King's Cross Story Garden 🌼
🗓Tomorrow 6:15pm

The Story Garden is a gorgeous community space by King's Cross, and we'll be making a big (and active) difference!!

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