Westcombe Woodland is an amazing open space tucked away behind Maze Hill station. The Woodland is remarkably expansive and is in need of regular maintenance to keep in in optimum condition. And that’s where Good Gym came in, with 4 runners braving the February weather to join the monthly working party. The task was simple, clearing brambles and ivy to give other plants an opportunity to thrive. We went at it with gusto and soon piles of cut brambles had grown quite large and ground that hadn’t seen the sun in years was exposed ready for growth. After 90 minutes or so our work was done and it was time to share a cup of tea with the other volunteers.

This evening after retrieving a couple of our much valued members who were lost 🥺, we all made the short but hilly run up to Glyndon, meeting Julian and I was presented with a gorgeous birthday treat from Gail's - nom nom nom (thanks Marta! ❤️)

Andy quickly got us stuck in clearing the car park of all the debris and stacking boxes in the infamous shed of nightmares. We split into teams to get the jobs done with the usual efficiency whilst chatting away. Exellent photos from Chloe this week who has also made incredible strides with her fitness - it's amazing to see how far you've come, Chloe!

Andy kindly gave us a card and lovely box of chocolates which we tucked into before a quick tour of Glyndon for those who haven't seen into the underbelly of the community centre - who knew there was a gym there?

We ran back down the hill to the station and stretched before heading our separate ways. Well done team.

Next week join us at Shrewsbury House for our last group run of 2024!

*Credit to Khai, the GoodGym Greenwich Pun-master

What a beautiful morning to spend time with friends doing some good! Perhaps, said Jenny, it's natures way of easing us into the winter months now the clocks have gone back ☀️

After a morning where some of the team helped out with Junior Parkrun, getting very soggy socks and having a very quick tea at my flat, we joined forces and gave a welcome to Chloe for her first good deed, and Calvin who came back for more after joining the run on Wednesday! Really great to have you guys join us 😁

We shared our favourite cakes and then played a game of under and over before setting off on our 3.5km run to Mycenae Gardens.

And this was an extra special session because it was GoodGym's power couple Sarah's 350th and Johnny's 450th AND Marta's 800th! That's a lot of goodness they've brought to London - just think how many brambles they've taken out, how much litter they've picked and how many little hands they've high fived in that time! Absolutely amazing.

At Mycenae today we split into teams, one for weeding and the other for lopping branches off trees and dragging the branches down to the much loved dead hedge to keep curious children out of the wildlife protection area. Many hands make light work and before long we were packing up and having a lovely cake provided by the Friends.

All topped off with a lovely local coffee.

Excellent job team! Thanks to Calvin for the pics. On wednesday we're joining with GoodGym Bexley.

Until next time!