Take Me Flyer

2 Goodgymers helped their local community in Tower Hamlets
Laura Williams
Rob Riley
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Tower Hamlets

Monday 4th April 2022

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What’s a GoodGymer with a couple of spare hours on his hands meant to do on a drizzly Monday lunchtime? Why, a task, of course.

And so that’s what Leeds Area Activator Rob chose to do with a couple of hours to spare on arrival in London.

Meeting at the large Cranbrook Estate, we proceeded to tackle the 12-storey blocks together, with Rob starting at the bottom; me lift-ing it to the top, and meeting ‘somewhere in the middle’ (this is a bit of a stretch, as Rob was managing at least seven floors to my five).

Why were we doing this?

Trapped in Zone One are a local organisation delivering a HAF Easter programme around the corner at The Glasshouse Community Centre.

With the programme aimed at local young participants, providing free meals, fitness and creative activity throughout the school holidays, it feels like an important task to lend a hand with.

We blitzed no fewer than four blocks in under 40 minutes, and managed to distribute nearly our entire stash of leaflets.

Job. Done.

It was a great way to spend a lunch hour: sociable and active, and feeling like we’d been able to put fitness and free time to really good use.


This task supported
Trapped in Zone One
An arts organisation based in Tower Hamlets, engaging with communities through creative practices.

'Our philosophy is to build strong partnerships with community groups and organisations, and support our artists, whether it’s their first steps in the art world, or if they’re established already.'

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Rob Riley
Rob Riley (he/him)

Mon 4th Apr 2022 at 3:11pm

Thanks Laura - it was good to see you again. You're welcome to Goodgym Leeds anytime !

Laura Williams

Mon 4th Apr 2022 at 10:49pm

Thanks Rob! And great to see you.

Bablu Miah

Tue 5th Apr 2022 at 9:57am

Thank you both for your help.

Laura Williams

Wed 6th Apr 2022 at 5:27pm

Thanks Bablu! Glad to help, was a good task.

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Tower Hamlets

Saturday morning session at The Felix Project's Poplar depot
🗓Saturday 9:30am

Come and make spend a sociable couple of hours with the team at Felix!

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