I am a retired Biologist. I help run Windsor Horse Rangers which takes a lot of my time. I am keen to use my weekday spare time to volunteer
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Windsor and Maidenhead
📍Butchers Lane SL6 3SD
Help marshal at the GoodGym water station and cheer on runners
Friday 28th March
Karen Meade been Mission Verified.
Congratulations to Karen who is now Mission Verified. They're now ready to start running GoodGym missions to help older people and running alone to community mission. Give Karen a cheer to kickstart their mission running career.
Fri 28th Mar at 10:00am
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Diya Singh (she/her)
Four GoodGymers met at Braywick Heath Nursery to help them prepare for a bumper Summer. This meant "plugging" saplings into pots filled with compost.
In a bright back-room, with the radio belting out easy tunes, we plugged away! It was therapeutic, almost. We worked non-stop for 2 hours and must've filled close to 100-200 pots.
Ben, the Nursery manager who worked tirelessly to top up compost, move the filled pots, bring new plugs etc, joked that we had worn him out, we were that efficient! We'll take that as a compliment and look forward to wearing him out again in the future 😂
Fri 28th Mar at 4:00pm
I love these sessions :) Theraupeutic indeed!
Fri 28th Mar at 6:26pm
This was such an enjoyable task to do. 😁
Fri 28th Mar at 8:19pm
I was so pleasantly surprised at how good it was! Usually the mention of 'compost' is enough to send me running Inn the opposite direction 🤭
Sat 29th Mar at 4:08pm
It was a lovely session 🌸🌺🌻
Mon 31st Mar at 6:08pm
Excellent work! Just think of those hundreds of plants getting bigger and blooming all over Maidenhead over the coming months 😍
Fri 21st Mar at 9:30am
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Karen Meade
Karen and Helen worked their way through five crates of very cute toddler shoes to ensure they were all good enough quality to be given out. Meanwhile, Carys and Sheila K worked through the crates of larger shoes making sure they were not too worn or scuffed and in pairs. Sheila A was doing a final check on piles of sorted clothes and making sure that the boxes for referrals were topped up. Another busy morning at the Baby Bank!
Fri 21st Mar at 6:49pm
Bravo baby bank team! 👏
Fri 21st Mar at 6:52pm
Another lovely morning thanks all 🙂
Sat 22nd Mar at 12:31pm
Enjoyed this activity and will volunteer again. Thanks.
Sat 22nd Mar at 6:41pm
My second session here and really enjoyed it again
Fri 28th Mar at 10:00am
Wednesday 26th February
Karen Meade earned their community cape by completing their first community mission.
Karen completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Karen was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.
Wednesday 26th February
Karen Meade has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Karen is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.
Wed 26th Feb at 7:00pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Jess Smith
What a night! A fantastic 20 Goodgymmers turned out to support Alexander Devine and their Easter Fundraising campaign and to celebrate 5 years of Goodgym Windsor & Maidenhead!
The evening was split into two parts…….our task and our party!
Part 1: Chick-stuffing! Hannah and Nicole from Alexander Devine provided us with stacks of chocolate eggs and knitted chicks! We had to stuff the chicks with the eggs and then add little tags so people knew who the chicks were supporting. There was a wide variety of chicks with added hats, bows and even bells! Each group found their own way of getting through the stacks of chicks and there was a whole variety of ideas to ensure the labels stayed round the chicks necks securely.
We managed to stuff and label ~550 chicks, smashing last years numbers! These chicks will be distributed to local schools, shops and businesses where they will be sold and the money will go to the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service. This is a crucial resource for families with children who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. They provide support during the hardest times and ensure parents and siblings can make precious memories.
Part 2: Party time! Once we had got our fill of chick-stuffing it was time to celebrate 5 years of Goodgym in Windsor & Maidenhead! Everyone was given a coloured medal indicating their team and they gathered together the items beginning with G they had brought with them, and had to come up with a team name and a story about their mascot. We had Green-hatted, disco loving Gizmo, a couple of galivanting Gary’s, Goodie who enjoyed Grapefruits and golf ball collecting and Georgetta the gardening goddess!
It was then on to the games! Each one tenuously themed around our Goodgym tasks! First up was our love of the community allotment represented by potatoes in tights thrust at small posts, a game of skill and accuracy! Next we celebrated the Goodgymmers themselves, with ‘Pin’ the medal on the Goodgymmer, this involved blindfolds and mini mascots and a lot of loud encouragement! Of course we could not leave out our most dependable task; litter picking! As if by magic a heap of litter swept into the room and needed clearing, involving mini high-vis and litter pickers! Our final game was a well contested round of musical chairs….and we know about sturdy chairs as we have mended many at the community centre.
A party is not complete without cake, and we are lucky to have some great bakers in our group! Whilst we tucked in Amy encouraged us to think about our goals for the next Goodgym year….maybe a milestone to reach, a distance to run or trying our hand at social visits. An opportunity for us to step outside our comfort zone knowing our fellow Goodgymmers are backing us all the way!
We also took the opportunity to celebrate our combined and some individual achievements from the last 5 years and Amy gave us some incredible stats for the last 5 years:
- 7267 Good Deeds completed by 438 Goodgymmers!
- 1674 group sessions and 184 social visits!
- Travelled 56,744kms!
- Cheered each other 34,795 times!
We should all be really proud of ourselves, whether we were there on task 1 or tonight was the first, the difference we have made, and will continue to make in our community is incredible. 😊
Well Done Team! Here’s to the next 5 years!
Thu 27th Feb at 8:30am
Wow, great report Jess! This to top off the brilliant evening you organised with such well-constructed games. Hats off! And the loudest cheer to all the amazing people of GGWM who make this inarguably the best group to be a part of ✨⭐💜
Thu 27th Feb at 8:54am
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Thu 27th Feb at 8:56am
Looks like such a great evening, GoodGym true and true 🌟👏💖 Sorry I missed it, but glad to see I was there with you through my gardening spirit 😂😂💚🌱
Thu 27th Feb at 8:57am
Brilliant report Jess and thank you for superb party planning 🙌🤩
Thu 27th Feb at 8:57am
Sounds like a great evening. Sorry I couldn't join you. Happy 5th Birthday GGW&M. ❤️
Thu 27th Feb at 9:01am
What an amazing 5 years too! I am so proud of our community of fun, kind, creative, strong, supportive GoodGymers. A huge thanks to our Taskforce members, who make it all possible. Some really inspiring goals set this evening too - I think we’re in for another great year! ❤️
Thu 27th Feb at 9:13am
Great evening. Well done Jess for arranging, thank you Amy for creating an amazing group over the last 5 years 👏
Thu 27th Feb at 9:55am
Amazing! Happy 5th birthday 🙌🥳
Thu 27th Feb at 10:33am
Happy birthday and congrats on everything you've achieved in that time!
Fri 18th Apr at 9:00am
Help marshal at the GoodGym water station and cheer on runners
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Allow Alexander Devine to sell more chicks and raise money for the hospice
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