Let's Lift the Curfew 2026: join us for a special session

Tonight we're joining forces with This Girl Can and their Let's Lift the Curfew campaign.

When the clocks go back on Sunday 25 October, millions of women across the UK will once again see their world get smaller as the nights get darker.

Safety concerns affect where they go, when they go, who they go with and whether they can be active outdoors at all.

Whether shaped by past experiences, stories they've heard, or not feeling comfortable or confident in a particular place after dark, many women are unable to be active outdoors or use public spaces in the same way that men do.

In fact, nearly three-quarters (72%) of women in the UK change their outdoor activity routines during winter. Let's Lift the Curfew challenges this reality to ensure no woman has to change where, when or how she gets active because of safety concerns.

You can read about, and complete, GoodGym's own training on this issue here.

Tonight's Task

During the dark days of Covid, we did a lot of work to support the Crisis team by helping them build their facility to support their Christmas campaign, and then once the turkey had been eaten and the gifts given, we helped them pack it all away again - and then we helped them move into their new warehouse...GoodGym and Crisis go back quite a long way.

https://www.goodgym.org/v3/reports/yes-sir-yes-sir-three-or-more-bags-full

Following our most recent visit on 29th September to help Chris sort and cage the bags that had been returned from the various shops around London as they transition from summer to winter stock, we'll be making a return on the 27th October to help out with more shifting, lifting, dismantling, auditing, packing, trolleying, van emptying and anything else that he'll undoubtedly have on his long to-do list for us.

This will help him make his operation of receiving and distributing clothing donations to the Crisis retail shops around London, more efficient.

The task will be inside in their warehouse located on Bidder St (near Cody Dock), just down from Star Lane DLR, between West Ham and Canning Town - refreshment also provided!

We'll meet at Freaks and Geeks at 1830 for a run to the facility, or alternatively you can meet us there at 7pm where Chris, our host, is looking forward to our assistance.