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Kate completed 5 good deeds with GoodGym. 😎

Tuesday 25th April 2023

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Kate completed 5 good deeds with GoodGym.

Kate is a now a pretty committed GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the fifth time

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Kate went on a group run

Mon 24th Apr 2023 at 6:30pm

A tu-mulch-uous downpour

Tower Hamlets Report written by Laura Williams

At tonight’s big Monday night activity, we were back in Bethnal Green’s lovely Town Hall Hotel, enjoying this warm and welcoming environment before heading out to tonight’s task.

The schedule consisted of a short workout, Strength Training for Cyclists, to celebrate GoodGym’s new partnership with Raleigh, followed by a 1.6-mile run down to Columbia Road for a big woodchip-shifting session.

The workout

GoodGymers were fantastically pragmatic about heading out into the rain for tonight’s workout. Making our way to Peel Grove, the runners ran through a few speedy moves, to support cycling efforts (and general fitness). Side lunges, back extensions, standing oblique exercises were all completed, along with a little bit of cycling/strength rationale. We agreed to return to this useful content in another session (on a slightly drier evening).

We headed out via Hackney Road to our task, arriving shortly after 7 to meet task owners Ed, Dunc and Dan, who were patiently waiting in the entrance of Sivill House, trying to shield from the wind and heavy rain.

The task

We were here tonight joining these Columbia TRA (Tenants and Residents Association) members.

The group aim to enhance these estate’s green spaces, growing edible produce; helping to ensure the continued safe habitat for insects and other wildlife, and generally tending to the gardens, to make them as appealing to all residents as possible. As well as enjoying a bit of gardening themselves.

In delightful conditions, the team proceeded to start moving 4 tonnes of woodchip around to the side garden, laying it around young trees, borders and on top of the new irrigation hose supporting the garden.

I think it’s safe to say this was an effective task if you were after a workout. Shovelling woodchip into barrows, wheeling (and for some, running while wheeling) barrow after barrow around to the nearby garden almost kept us warm.

Teams were divided into woodchip shovelling; wheeling and tipping, and spreading.

The teams worked solidly for an hour, well guided by Ed, Dunc and Dan.

It was a fun time in the gardens, despite the rain and wind. And really good to be with the TRA, who explained what we were doing, and why, and inviting us to join their Sunday gardening sessions.

At shortly after 8, we collected up the last shovel, lined up wheelbarrows for safe return to the tool lock-up, and proceeded to crouch in the newly-distributed woodchip, posing for one final picture.

Heading our separate ways, Johnny navigated us back to the Hotel, via a quieter, more picturesque route, headed up by Aidan and Sean.

What a night. No mean feat in that weather. Well done everyone, especially to Ed, for arranging and leading a great task, some lovely pics - and for coming up with tonight's top pun.

Until next time.

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Dan

Tue 25th Apr 2023 at 9:29pm

Amazing work everyone. 👍🚀🔥😍

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Ivo (he/him)

Tue 25th Apr 2023 at 9:46pm

Brilliant task!

Kate
Kate been cheered 10 times. 🎉

Thursday 20th April 2023

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Kate been cheered 10 times.

Goodgymers have noticed what Kate has done and have cheered them 10 times. We doff out caps to you Kate.

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Kate been to three different GoodGym areas. 🥳

Thursday 20th April 2023

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Kate been to three different GoodGym areas.

A Tourist likes nothing better than exploring new areas and meeting new people, and that's what Kate has been doing. Kate has been to three different GoodGym areas now - nice!

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Kate completed their first run in a new area. 🤩

Thursday 20th April 2023

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Kate completed their first run in a new area.

Curious? Kate has just run their first session in another area. For that explorative spirit Kate is awarded the scout badge. A Scout is trustworthy

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Kate went on a group run

Wed 19th Apr 2023 at 7:00pm

Chats and shovels

Hackney Report written by Joel Wiles

4 Epic GoodGymers ran and cycled there ways to Springfield Park to help with the Park refurbishment.

Running our way strongly up from London Fields to the North of the borough finishing up 3.5k later in Springfield park.

Then we hit a bit of a hiccup as i firgot the padlock codes (sorry). A call and txt message search later and we were in to the depot to grab our kit for the evening.

We had the task of clearing the muddy build up around the edge of the lawn to prevent further build up which could get pretty slippery for the park users.

With a multitude of tools we got stuck right in perfecting a top quality dirt removal team technique.

Scraping it out, shoveling it up and sweeping the path clean!

45 minutes of quality chats and physical graft and we had filled the barrow to the brim!!

A satisfying job complete we tidied up and headed home with a great task in the bank!

Thank you so much fir coming along!

Joel

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Kate signed up to a group run.

Mon 24th Apr 2023 at 6:30pm

GoodGym Tower Hamlets x Raleigh Launch: Shifting woodchip in Columbia Road gardens

Come and enjoy a night to remember with a new task (+ the 'Strength Training for Cyclists' workout!)

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Kate signed up to a group run.

Wed 19th Apr 2023 at 7:00pm

Kate
Kate signed up to a group run.

Mon 5th Dec 2022 at 6:30pm

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