Helping historical house and gardens (charity park) in North London.
Improving the environment and getting fit
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Helping historical house and gardens (charity park) in North London.
Improving the environment and getting fit
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About this session
Stephens House & Gardens is one of Finchley’s real treasures — a Grade II listed historic house surrounded by 10 acres of beautiful gardens, managed by the Avenue House Estate Trust for the benefit of the community. Volunteers are hugely important in helping the Trust care for the estate and keep this wonderful green space available for everyone. GoodGym Barnet regularly lends a hand alongside volunteers including Helen, Alison and Warwick.
We’ll meet at The Phoenix Cinema for a short run to Stephens House & Gardens, or you can meet us directly at the venue:
Stephens House & Gardens 17 East End Road Finchley London N3 3QE
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We often get involved in a variety of practical tasks around the house and gardens, depending on what needs doing that week — gardening, clearing, tidying and general maintenance.
Please bring gardening gloves if you have them.
If meeting us at Stephens House, please arrive in good time. Once we have gone inside, the house may be locked and it could be difficult to let late arrivals in.
Those joining us at the Phoenix will get around 3–4km of running in total, and we’ll also try to fit in a few exercises if time allows.
Walkers and runners welcome — come along, get active and help look after one of Finchley’s loveliest community spaces.
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A park for the people of Finchley
A Grade ll listed house with extensive landscaped gardens, gifted for the use and enjoyment of the people by Henry Charles 'Inky' Stephens of the Stephens' Ink Company.
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Make sure you've read our general guidelines for safety for taking part in a GoodGym session.
This is a GoodGym group run, with the option of walking too. You'll meet other GoodGymers at the start location and run or walk to the task together. If you're worried about any aspect of the session, contact your area activator Paul Salman by email at pauls@goodgym.org.
Options are available to run between 5km and 6km in total.
Remember that we will be running or walking to and from the task, so you'll only be running or walking for half this distance in one go.
Led by Paul Salman
Area Activator : UK Athletics LiRF qualified Run Leader : Ultimate Coach UKU : Yoga Teacher BSY Diploma
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There's space to change and leave bags and toilets. We're not planning to do anything purposefully dangerous, but GoodGym takes no responsibility for your safety during group runs, you participate at your own risk. Participants accept full responsibility for items stored at Phoenix Cinema, and Phoenix Cinema and GoodGym will not be held liable for any losses or damages.
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