Mirror mirror on the walk, who is the strongest of them all?

7 Goodgymers helped their local community in Newcastle
Debbie Cross
Maddy Winnard
Andrew Robson
Aimee
Sinead McClement
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Newcastle

Thursday 17th October 2019

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GoodGymers Aimee, Andrew, Debbie, Evan, Louise, Sinead and I headed down to help out at the Smart Works stock sale at the Newcastle University Students' Union, allowing Louise and Andrew to re-live their Newcastle Uni days.

We got up our step count by going on a mini but very noisy adventure through Haymarket armed with wheely rails to return to M&S (three times!) We got some odd looks and caused a racket but ignoring my minor altercation with a blackboard, all of us managed to avoid any collisions.

We returned to the NUSU as the sale ended to take the clothes off hangers and pack them up, presenting the opportunity to browse the leftover stock (Evan had his eye on a very fetching green leather midi skirt - please see pic).

Alas there was not much hanger-ing around for us and we were back out to the streets of Newcastle again, this time to transport mirrors and clothes racks to Smart Works HQ. Louise perfected the art of walking backwards as we re-enacted the Chuckle Brothers to-me, to-you routine, Aimee carried the world's most awkward-shaped box, Evan and Sinead carried the racks, and Andrew was our personal porter on wheels.

Andrew then headed off to do more good things as per with FoodCycle, Louise made it back in time for The Chase and Aimee and I worked up an appetite for pizzas (think the additional broccoli might be pushing it though Aimee) - all in all, a rail-y good task! Thanks for having us Smart Works.


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Smart Works Newcastle
Providing clothing and coaching for women returning to work

The Smart Works service in Newcastle is open to any women who has a confirmed job interview for a paid position or a year-long apprenticeship. Women are referred to the service to receive clothing and coaching ahead of their return to work.

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Newcastle runner

Thu 17th Oct 2019 at 8:16pm

Love this report Maddy! Thanks x

Rachel

Thu 17th Oct 2019 at 11:40pm

Excellent report Maddy! Love the puns.

Maddy Winnard

Fri 18th Oct 2019 at 9:24am

Thanks both! Had great fun writing it ha x

Aimee
Aimee (she/her)

Fri 18th Oct 2019 at 4:59pm

The broccoli was delicious! Garlic and chilli or the win!

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