12 people ran to Gt. Baddow Scouts to clear their leaves.

A dozen Goodgymmers met at the ideas hub for the last Goodgym Chelmsford session of 2016. A big welcome to Lucy who joined us for the first time! After a quick catch up we walked across to the park to do a warm up, and it is great to see some excellent coordination on the arm swings. Once a little warmer we set off along the river and through an alternative subway for a pic, before arriving at the scout hut.

Gardening re-leaf

Some had assumed that leaf clearing would be a fairly short task, presumably everyone was looking forward to extra gym work, but on further investigation we discovered that there were probably more leaves than blades of grass! Gloves were distributed along with 6 different types of rake and lights were set up, so we got stuck in and soon had a huge collection of bags full of leaves from all round the grounds.

in the long run

We decided to split the group on the way back and make sure some of the speedier guys and girls had a good work out. with some taking the same route back, the others set off on a magical mystery tour. My distance estimation usually being so accurate, I may have added on a little more than intended but we all met back at the meeting point and ran the last stretch back to the hub together.

The last stretch

Once we had all arrived back we had a stretch whilst we discussed the session and tasks for next year. Do let me know if you have any ideas! We have a painting job for a week or two once we return in 2017 for the interact charity at Moulsham mill, and are sure to return to the farm at Hylands school before too long.

I hope you all have a merry Christmas and a great new year!