This community centre in Pollards Hill was a new location for our group session and we'd picked a chilly night for it! The aim was to help clear a large flower bed of soil but a slight change of plan meant we were tasked with collecting up the large piles of leaves along the front walkway and in the car park and putting them in hessian sacks. This was to help prepare the centre for a community event on Saturday. As it was, we whizzed through both jobs at tree-mendous speed and didn't throw in the trowel until the site was transformed. Congratulations to Rachael for completing her 50th task, Williams for his 25th and it was great to welcome Sonia to her first session.

3 trolley loads pushed up the hill and all required paths covered with mulch, with Jerusalem artichokes our reward for a great workout for the Small Quarter community garden

A late rescue tonight on a last-minute request to move items to Big Yellow Storage. This was a solid physical job requiring a some muscle power, loading up four large trolleys with various items. We then successfully transported them via the lift to their new space.

During our lunchtime we answered a last-minute request to help Little ARK move furniture into their new pop-up space.

The team tackled everything from ensuring safe van access (via some on-the-road traffic control!) to maneuvering tables, shelves, and fabric up the tight stairs. Seeing everyone work together to setup this community makers space was inspiring.

We finished the entire move, including collecting and unloading a second round of furniture, in just 45 minutes! So there was time left over to enjoy some much-deserved tea and cake.

It’s missions like this, supporting an amazing organisation in the community, that make GoodGym so rewarding and we look forward to helping again very soon.

Why not join us: https://www.goodgym.org/happenings/cutting-materials-to-help-little-ark

The team welcomed 21 guests and served up a delicious spread of tabbouleh, a hearty potato & cabbage curry, and a banana and custard slice that absolutely hit the spot. All of this came from a surplus haul of bananas, milk, parsley, cabbages, and potatoes; not exactly MasterChef ingredients, but you wouldn’t have known it from the plates going out!

Braving the chilly weather, the team enthusiastically streamlined the post-distribution cleanup at the Fridge today. We efficiently recycled, cleared crates, and scrubbed containers spotless. As extra helpers the GoodGym volunteers were brilliant especially as they know the drill and what needs doing. Well done team!