On the last day of the year, Anna and Brenda met Sarah the OT at Mrs F's house. Mrs F is in hospital and would like to go home, but first her bed needed to be set up ready for her.

Anna and Brenda made quick work of swapping the mattresses, then Sarah came up to make sure everything was in its proper place.

After a nice chat, we all headed off to enjoy what is left of 2025!

Volunteered alongside a wonderful bunch of people at Evolution Centre in Battersea Park. Served Christmas dinner to c 500 people who would otherwise have been on their own. Met some very interesting people including an original ‘Teddy Girl’

We are two goodgymers who regularly volunteer at Vauxhall Gardens community centre foodbank. Today we unpacked, sorted and packed several deliveries in preparation for the final foodbank session on Friday 19th December before Christmas day.

Today, 14 Goodgymers attended Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre last foodbank session in 2025. We were welcomed and appreciated by the regular VGCC team, and all who attened the FB sesssion. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.

This morning, a merry band of 10 GoodGymers sleighed their way to Vauxhall Garden Community Centre to lend a helping hand at the food bank and what a cracking session it was!

We rolled up our sleeves and got straight into the festive spirit by unloading a van packed full of vegetables and chicken (no turkeys were harmed in the making of this report 🦃😉). With teamwork that would make Santa’s elves proud, everything was swiftly sorted, stacked, and stored.

Inside the main room, we transformed the space into a well-organised winter wonderland of staple foods – pasta, rice, sauces and more all lined up and ready to go. It was truly a pasta-bilities are endless kind of morning.

Adding some extra sparkle to the session, we were joined by representatives from two companies who came along for a volunteering morning, showing that goodwill really is the best corporate gift of all 🎁.

Thanks to everyone’s efficiency, energy, and good cheer, everything was completed comfortably within the hour – proving once again that many hands make light work (especially when powered by Christmas spirit).

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May it be filled with great deeds and plenty of GoodGym magic! 🎅✨

As a tourist to Lambeth from Sheffield, I joined Talei and Iain on their first ever GG good deeds (well done!) and return helper Rima. We arrived at Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre, where we met with Melvin and heard all about how the initiative works. They have weekly deliveries from different sources ahead of their Friday food pantry, which has 90-100 patrons each week.

Whilst we were waiting, we were put to work decanting various sauces into plastic containers and opening and separating packs of "Nakd" bars. Just as we were losing hope, one van full arrived, and before we knew it, the next! We unloaded and took inventory, before transferring chilled items to the fridges and leaving items neatly organised ahead of Friday's pantry, including lots of Xmas treats!