GoodGym Bexley: A Big Birthday Clean-Up in Blackfen!

11 Goodgymers helped their local community in Bexley
Marianna Chernobrivenko
Ashton Martin
Karen
Rachel Henry
Martin Dennis
Susan Lee
Sarah Lee
Lisa
Sarah W
John D Wren
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Bexley

Saturday 22nd February

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Marianna Chernobrivenko
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Ashton Martin
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Rachel Henry
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Sarah W
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In just one hour, the GoodGym Bexley team made a huge difference to the area by Co-op Blackfen! Armed with litter pickers, bin bags, and plenty of enthusiasm, we got stuck in—and wow, did we find some surprises.

Among the usual rubbish, we picked up:

👞 A pair of shoes – someone must have walked home barefoot!
🍳 A frying pan – maybe breakfast on the go?
☕ A coffee machine – a bit big for a takeaway coffee!
🌂 Umbrellas – useful, but not when left in the street.
🚗 An exhaust pipe – not something you expect to find while litter picking!

By the end of the session, the whole area looked so much tidier. Hopefully, now it’s clean, people will think twice before dropping more rubbish!

A big thank you to everyone who helped – you’re all brilliant. And most importantly…

Happy 8th Birthday, GoodGym Bexley! Here’s to another year of getting active, doing good, and making a difference. Thank you Sidcup Partners for the delicious cake, and Rooted Coffee House in Blackfen Community Library for hosting our celebrations.


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Rachel Henry

Sat 22nd Feb at 7:16pm

Great report Marianna! And thank you for getting us all down there - lots of people thanked us for the work!

Sarah W

Sun 23rd Feb at 6:33pm

Brilliant report, Marianna, and I loved you Instagram post too ♥

Jack Da Silva

Tue 25th Feb at 4:00pm

Nice report! & happy 8th birthday GoodGym Bexley 🥳

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