What an amazing amount of work our team of 5 put in today to make the International Older Person’s Day Party a huge success! From 10.00 the team were on hand to set up tables and chairs, lay the tables with cloths and start preparing the food. As the guests arrived we were then detailed to serve teas and coffees and make sure everyone felt welcome. Gill was asked to give a short talk about or social missions. Then it was on to serving the sandwiches and savouries, helping with the bar and serving the most important part - scones with lashing of clotted cream and lots of tasty cakes. While the entertainment took place we helped to keep people topped up and started on clearing plates. One or two of us may even had joined in the dancing. As the afternoon drew to a close we all pitched in to clear the plates and cups and clear up the tables and chairs. It was 5 hour shift but we all enjoyed being part of such a joyous occasion.

A fun way to spend the afternoon at Hockwell Ring Community Centre Fun Day.

Mayra Suzannah and Gill were on the second shift of the day, helping to serve refreshments and welcome people to the café. There were lots of teas and coffees served and we all did a great job of hosting, clearing tables and basically being on hand for any tasks that needed doing.

Our efforts were really appreciated. Well done team.

We are always made very welcome at the temple and tonight was no exception. Sanjeev was there to greet us as we arrived and soon put us to work at getting the temple clean and tidy. Mayra and Gill we given the task of vacuuming the stairs and upstairs rooms while got started on scrubbing the floor mats. Yasin and Musa got started in the kitchen and were soon emptying cupboards and getting the insides and contents as clean as a whistle. The others then joined and when it was time to go was all looking in fine fettle. Another GoodGym job well done.

This weeks group run/walk/cycle took us to Trinity Church. William had got in touch and said the pews needed polish and the floors needed a once over. So once everyone had met at the bandstand in Wardown Park and the relevant briefings and stretching had been done, the walkers set off leaving the runners to do a more comprehensive warm up. Once at the Church, the team got stuck in with, dusting, polishing, washing and vacuuming and the place was looking sparkling ✨️ in no time. Several changes of water were needed as the floors were a lot dirtier than they appeared. Everyone got stuck in and William was very grateful for our efforts. Awesome job team 👏 🙌 👍🏻 👌

This weeks group run/walk/cycle to the Luton team to 61FC, to do a bit more painting to help them prepare for the new season which is just around the corner. After meeting in the town centre and having a brief introduction session as we had Pashew with us for the first time, the 11 strong team headed off to the task. On arrival Richard from 61FC was waiting with Rollers and brushes and several pots of paint 🎨. So we split into 2 groups and painted the outside of the clubhouse and some more of the posts around the pitch. It was good fun and definitely gave us all a good arm workout. The task was also Omar 's 100th task. So we look forward to seeing him in his 🪽 t-shirt very soon. After some quick refreshments and agreeing to come back and finish the posts in a few weeks time, we headed back to town centre. This week we also have another milestone in the group, so we decided to tag a mini social on the back of the task to celebrate 🍾 our very own David who's birthday it is (age reveal in the pics). This is the perfect opportunity to shout out the man who brought Goodgym to Luton and has truly helped us go from strength to strength 💪 A real leader. Congratulations to Omar, Pashew and David and awesome job to all that attended. Well done team 👏 👍🏻 🙌 👌