This weekend, GoodGym stepped up to an impromptu request from Councillor Caroline Cooper-Marbiah to support Sustainable Merton and the Merton Community Fridge e-bike team at the Colliers Wood pop-up tip. Our brilliant, last-minute volunteers made a huge difference!

As well as chatting with residents about GoodGym we handled local pick-ups and gathered feedback.

Highlights:

• Rachael chatted to residents sharing how GoodGym offers something for everyone, whether you run, walk, cycle, or simply want to be active.

• Jade went the extra mile (literally!), on her second run of the day, over to a nearby church, to help load an old filing cabinet into the e-bike trailer.

• Mike showed true dedication, walking to collect an unwanted electric Christmas tree, whilst the e-bike and trailer were in another job.

• Most excitingly, we salvaged four bicycles from landfill! These bikes were then taken in the e-bike trailer to the Full Cycle Bicycle Project, New Malden, to be refurbished and put back into the local community to get more people mobile - a truly circular success story!

Beyond these feats, we collaborated with the Labour Action Team (and wished Councillor Caroline a happy birthday!) and other volunteers as they collected surveys and helped with ad-hoc collections. Well done, team, and Matthew (Merton's Community Fridge e-bike team) for a fantastic effort and picking up a couple of new jobs for GoodGym as well 💪.