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Tue 22nd Oct at 6:45pm
Haringey Report written by Euclides Montes
6 Goodgymmers gave it a good go at painting a really large ceiling at the Community Hub in Wood Green.
Hitting The Ceiling
They say they didn't paint the Sistine Chapel in one day and if it took Michelangelo 4 years for a little paint job in Italy, you can't help but be impressed at the amount of ceiling our Goodgymmers covered in the space of an hour in good ol' Wood Green. But I'm jumping the gun here a bit. Let's rewind.
Raj and Paul met Gramps at Blue House Yard for the evening's run while Julie, Ed, and Niamh opted for the walk/cycle to task option.
Once we arrived, we were pleased to find that the team at the Hub - led by Laurie - had already been at work, taping up edges and painting the most awkward bits of ceiling work so that we could just get on with a bit of painting.
Armed with rollers, some of our team tried to outdo each other with war stories of DIYs past but very soon, they were all brought to the same level by the reality of painting a ceiling the size of a small pacific island country.
Ignoring back pain and neck cricks, our Goodgymmers put their heart and soul into this paint job. Heck, one of our Goodgymmers even managed to paint some of her own hair onto the ceiling. Eat your heart out, Michelangelo.
Alas, there's only so much you can do in an hour and we had to miss a corner of the room. Luckily, Laurie and the rest of the team were staying behind and assured us the job would be finished on the night.
We're back at the Hub next week to crack on with the wall painting. Join us. The more, the merrier.
Wed 23rd Oct at 2:53pm
nice title!
Wed 23rd Oct at 3:05pm
Like with everything that is brilliant about GGHaringey, absolutely nothing to do with me! Title courtesy of the wonderful @Niamh Ni Longain
Wed 23rd Oct at 5:53pm
Fabulous title!
Tue 22nd Oct at 6:45pm
Come and help us get started with a big painting job!
Read moreWed 9th Oct at 6:45pm
Haringey Report written by Euclides Montes
9 Goodgymmers channeled their inner signmakers as they lent a hand at the Meadow Orchard.
Kudos Corner
Everybody make some noise for Hao, who joined us for his first task and jumped right in into the deep end like a freaking natural. Yes! You can come again...
Sign o' The Times
Let's start at the beginning: Gramps made us run a lot ahead of the task. It was hilly. It was dark. It was a lot. Bad Gramps.
Once we arrived at the task, however, things ran nice and smooth. The good folk at Meadow Orchard had a fun task prepared for us, dismantling pallets to turn into future signs around the site.
Our team had a fun time with this one. And the lucky one among us even got some nice mint tea. The unlucky ones ran back to HQ with Gramps. Bad Gramps.
Wed 18th Sep at 6:45pm
Haringey Report written by Euclides Montes
Goodgym Haringey got together last night with a very special purpose in mind - to celebrate a departed friend, whose love for life, disposition for a good laugh, and thirst for just a few more Ks was intoxicating and contagious. The thing about death is that it doesn't care about fairness and sometimes it takes from us people who just had too much damn living ahead of them, leaving those of us still around with such a deep sense of loss. Nurj knew this and last time I saw her at the hospital, she made me promise her in that matter-of-factly kind of way of hers that I needed to make sure her Goodgym lot as she called us would be ok afterwards because after all she wouldn't be around to do so. Bloody strong to the end, our Nurj.
So, as a way of keeping a promise, the Goodgym Haringey family decided to bring some new life into this wonderful London borough that she so loved. We planted a baby tree, which will be around for many years to come, and where us Goodgymmers can go and share a quick laugh or the latest juicy goss with Nurj. A Royal Beauty by name, this tree will be all colours and fancy things as seasons change so we know Nurjehan would have approved. And also, as her Goodgym lot got together last night for the customary rummage through a community garden on a lovely warm Wednesday evening at the end of another Summer season, sharing a laugh, some memories, and some tears, I know she would have smiled at her favourite Goodgym in the country and felt proud. We'll never stop missing you on Wednesday evenings, good friend.
Thu 19th Sep at 5:07pm
Waiting for Nurge's comment on this.
Thu 19th Sep at 5:31pm
I can see her face beaming at the fuss being made of her. 😢
Thu 19th Sep at 7:57pm
I'm sure she would have been delighted! "Queen Nurjehan, you know I like that!" - I can hear her saying it
Wed 18th Sep at 6:45pm
Help us create a peaceful space for the Goodgym community to remember a loved friend gone too soon
Read moreThursday 12th September
Raj Tastic completed 10 good deeds with GoodGym.
Raj has done 10 good deeds. They are a trusted GoodGym runner and are now eligible to join their local TaskForce.
Wed 11th Sep at 6:45pm
Haringey Report written by Euclides Montes
11 Goodgymmers rooted for glory as they lent a hand at Floyde's Garden to help them prep the site ahead of a very special landscaping project.
Many hands...
With the recent passing of our GGHaringey Stalwart Nurjehan, the good folk at Floyde's Garden have kindly offered to host a tree planted in her memory, which will become the focal point of a brand new landscaped square for the gardens.
First order of business was digging up a number of deep-rooted dead trees and a multitude of brambles to create a blank canvas of sorts for the new planting scheme.
To that end, our Goodgymmers gathered at Blue House Yard where we kept warm with some light exercises, including introducing some of the new folk to the wonderful world of wall sits, before running a cool 2k to site together. Once at the gardens, we were met by Laurie - from Noel Park Big Local who look after the site - who talked us through the tasks at hand.
Before you knew it, we had lept into action and were digging and leveling to our heart's content.
We were also tasked with helping to rescue some bricks from the works on the adjacent playground so they can be recycled as a small plaza around Nurjehan's tree.
Within an hour our Goodgymmers had completely cleared the site and helped the pile of recycled bricks grow even taller so we had a little nosey at the progress on the playground works next door.
We then did the only reasonable things on a cold night like this and ran to the closest watering hole for much-needed refreshments.
We'll be at Traid next Tuesday and all being well, we should be planting Nurjehan's Tree on Wednesday - watch this space.
Thu 12th Sep at 5:19pm
Great evening Eucs and fam but a shame the TWO wall jumping photos didn't make the cut - were they/we that bad? 😄
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