No DOOR Mr. Nice Guy

31 Goodgymers helped their local community in Tower Hamlets
Jo
Bryon Chan
Dave Gilbert
Martin
Chris Burns
Leanne
Chi Nwa
Charlotte Fountaine
Susie
Steve
Laura Williams
Polly O'Callaghan
Si
Lieke
Elizabeth
Jennifer McGill
Liz Baxter
Katherine
Leo
Rosie
Dave Gowenlock
Johnny
Emma
Rohan
Jessica Farmery
Eileen Chen
Ellinor
Mathew
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Tower Hamlets

Monday 13th January 2020

Credits
Bryon Chan
Bryon Chan

PHOTOGRAPHER

Leanne
Leanne

BACK MARKER

Steve
Steve

PHOTOGRAPHER

Laura Williams
Laura Williams

SESSION ORGANISER

DOCUMENT CHECKER

REPORT WRITER

PHOTOGRAPHER

Elizabeth
Elizabeth

PHOTOGRAPHER

Leo
Leo

PHOTOGRAPHER

Bromley runner

WALK LEADER

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Report written by Laura Williams

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Storms becoming the norm

Storm Brendan was no match for 31 robust Tower Hamlets runners this evening, who gathered in wind and rain to warm up for this evening's three-task bonanza...

But we were still doing the TRIO

  • Bryon was leading the task to Cranbrook Community Food Garden, to help Eileen and Janet with some much needed clearing, and fixing of vegetable beds.

  • Leo and Isabelle, in the meantime, were tasked with leading a team through drenched, congested streets, to shout from the rooftops about the wonderful activities neighbouring St Margaret's House have coming up, in a big leafleting job.

  • And I led a team back to Hollybush where Margaret met us with tasks galore, from de-weeding paving stones, to planting pots, to shoveling mulch and sweeping leaves.

It was a night-and-a-half. But I'm afraid Storm Brendan's pelting rain and howling winds were no match for this lot. As bin liners were filled, leaflet piles emptied, compost shifted, the evening's work got done regardless. And with smiles.

The usual incredible stuff.

And a CHOICE of workouts no less.

And then Chi headed 'round to our favourite basketball court to prep for this evening's session. And so with two trainers on board, the lucky group got to pick from a running session led by Yours Truly or conditioning work led by Chi. We finished with a little balance and cardio work before running back through slippery streets to our hotel steps for a final calf stretch.

A wrap or what.

And so to tonight's shout-outs...

Here's what I want to highlight tonight: every session I thank our Task Force, because they do so much to enable our lovely, growing sessions to run the way they do. When we need to accommodate three tasks, they appear like fairy godmothers of fitness. Here's how it looks to a trainer:

  • Task Force member Leanne got in touch over the weekend to ask if the group needed any help for today.
  • Bryon stepped forward today to lead the Cranbrook Task.
  • Leo stepped forward earlier today to lead the leafleting task.
  • Isabelle stepped in to lead the walkers.
  • All our regular task force (Kat, Lieke, and those above) help me to make decisions like whether to relocate our fitness session (weather exception needed); who gets what lighting equipment; route navigation; backmarking...the list is endless.

...And other thank you's tonight go to Chi, for yet again helping to deliver the group some really fabulous, effective fitness content, catering to all abilities. Thank you from us all.

What's coming up

Now. Do you want the good news or the great news? Next week, we're at a brand new task! And it's indoors. Yep, we're heading to Limehouse Town Hall for Week 1 of a two-week task helping the Limehouse Town Hall Consortium Trust prep for a bold building makeover...More details and sign up can be found here.

Oh, and the even better news, you don't have to wait that long for more GoodGym Tower Hamlets activity: on Sunday, Leo and Isabelle are leading another Junior parkrun event, where you can take your pick from a range of volunteering roles. The details and sign up for that one are here.

Until next time, have the most wonderful of weeks. Stay warm, stay well, and hope to see you very soon.


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Cranbrook Community Food Garden
Cranbrook Community Food Garden is one of the best established community gardens in east London.

This award-winning garden was designed and built from a desolate children’s playground nearly 10 years ago. The garden is maintained by residents of the estate and surrounding area, and aims to bring the whole community together to create social cohesion to this corner of Bethnal Green.

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