GoodGym Nottingham raises the bar

10 Goodgymers helped their local community in Nottingham
Dayna Bethell
Adrian Prestidge
Matthew Simms
Vytautas Venckunas
Rosemarie Ventiroso
Nigel Rowden
Liz
Peter Edwards
Rachel Levick
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Nottingham

Wednesday 23rd April

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Rachel Levick
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Last night’s task was right on point as a fabulous 10 of us headed to the Sherwood Community Centre. We were met on arrival by Louise who talked us through our jobs for the evening.

The main task was to move several metal storage cabinets from one cupboard space to another – sounds simple, right? But before the cabinets could be moved, they needed emptying of all sorts of contents, most of which was not boxed, bagged or in any particular order. We also needed to move some ballet bars from the destination cupboard which were to be re-homed in the original cupboard next door. Once the storage cabinets were safely in their new cupboard home (which Dayna had diligently measured up to check which order the cabinets would need to be placed), we then had to restock them with their contents, ensuring that the same items went back in the cabinet in which they started.

Alongside this, we were also tasked with removing some items from the original cupboard (but that weren’t in a metal storage cabinet) and transporting them to a shed outside in the garden. Finally, a few of us also helped with moving some items of rubbish and broken furniture to a garden area at the rear of the carpark. Are you still following?

It was a complex task worthy of any escape room or Taskmaster challenge, and with 10 of us it did get a little chaotic at times. Thankfully Louise was on hand to direct us and despite a few confused moments we managed to successfully complete our mission (hopefully with every item back in its rightful place….).

We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to the Sherwood Community Centre. Not only did 10 of us attend which may be one of our records, we got to channel our inner Chuckle Brothers, Darcey Bussell and Dale Winton as we moved furniture, ballet bars and a shopping trolley!

As you can see, by the end we were jeté-ing with joy (well, some of us were…).

A warm welcome to Dayna who completed her first GoodGym task. Also a big congrats to Peter who has completed his 40th task - the countdown is on to the black t-shirt!!

We will be returning to the Sherwood Community Centre next week for more fun – why not join us? Sign up here.


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Sherwood Community Centre
Local charity running a community centre in Sherwood with an onsite cafe and a wide variety of activities and events.

Sherwood Community Centre is a place for everyone, from all walks of life and all parts of our local community. We offer a diverse range of groups and activities for all ages and we also hire rooms at affordable rates so you can bring your own group or party here! Our Centre is run by Sherwood Community Association CIO and is a charity organisation for the benefit of the local community in Sherwood, Nottingham. (Charity Number: 1158333)

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