On a sunny Wednesday evening, five of GoodGym's top-notch garment gurus swooped in to assist Traid with their epic stock changeover. We couldn't help but wonder why pulling clothes off hangers and chucking them into huge boxes was way more enjoyable than the reverse process. This revelation probably explains the chaotic state of some GoodGymers' wardrobes! With our illustrious leader out of action (get well soon, Euclides :)), Julie stepped in to showcase the finest finds from the racks, some of which were more racy than race-y. The sheer volume of stock to be sorted meant we worked hard to wrap things up within the designated hour. However, not wanting to leave a task unfinished (my personal nightmare!), we powered through and wrapped up 10 minutes late. Apologies to Nurjerhan, our Official GoodGym Timekeeper!

On this big windy night, the top team at Traid needed our help with their regular sale stock changing shenanigans, so a small but elite team was assembled.

I arrived at Traid at one minute to 6 to see chief GoodGym timekeeper Nurjehan already hard at work, EARLY! 👍⌚️ Emily arrived shortly after and in no time the three of us, along with the Traid crew, removed the many clothes hangers and packed up the four massive boxes with clothes, including an attractive bow tie and a fetching brown teddy bear skin bikini top.

Until next time! 👕👙

Six Goodgymmers tore through TRAID in a whirlwind, to help them get ready for the next load of donations.

Charity shops? Big fan

Sam strolled at the front door bang on 6 o'clock, with Dave arriving moments later and out of breath. We're regulars here for the stock change overs, but had to wait before tearing the old clothes off the rack, as there were still customers in the shop! We took advantage of the time, to hoover a few of the dusty fans.

Before long the doors were locked (and unlocked again as various GGers slipped in), and we could get cracking. The unsold clothes flew off the racks, including some very stylish knitwear, and a classic recipe teatowel begging to be turned into a dress. They'd had a good season, so had even less clothes left than normal, so we finished in record time. We discussed a couple of training sessions, but in the end decided to get an early night :D

Eukes is back next week for jet washing at Wolves Lane!

3 Goodgymmers Cool Brittaniaed their way through a Britpop-infused evening as the staff at Wood Green Traid blasted their way through a lovely, and sometimes itchy, playlist.

Mis-Shapes

Nurjehan, Neil, and Gramps - as Common People as they come, battled the elements tonight and made their way to the High Road in Wood Green for a task at which we keep Getting Better and better every time we go.

A bit soggy but still smiling, our Girls & Boys cracked on with the job at hand in proper This Is Hardcore mood.

We unhooked some clothes, We sometimes even tried some of them on

It gave us a sense of enormous well-being

(Parklife)

After an hour or so, and once we were satisfied we had left the Wide Open Spaces of Traid Sorted For Es and Whizz, Nurjehan - our resident timekeeper - came along and She Said, this is the End Of The Century. A bit dramatic, perhaps, but Queen Khan does as she pleases. Alright.

Having enjoyed the musical interlude, we all headed home in the cold, cold rain. And whatever you do, just don't bring up Oasis around Gramps - he comes up in hives

Two night task, one report - cozzie livs crisis and all, love

5 G.W.As (Goodgymmerz With Attitudes) ran through the mean streets of Wood Green to lend a hand at Traid as they rid their shop floor of last season's clothes. Boom!

Clocking up tasks like it's going out of fashion

Big up for Super Sam who has reached the magical 300 tasks in a rather speedy fashion! Big fans of her handiwork here at GGH HQ so we were very happy to be able to make a bit of a fuzz for her. How long before she hits 400? Watch this space!

Cut from the same cloth

What can we say about this task that we haven't said before? We love our quarterly trip to Traid on Wood Green High Road. It's indoors, it's warm, it's fun, we get to dress up, and the good folk at Traid always look at us as if we had just landed from a distant planet as we buzz around the shop chatting and working at equal speed. It really is a joy to watch our Goodgymmers at this task as they glide through the shop floor. A task they can almost complete with their eyes closed by now, they efficiently and systematically make their way through packing the clothes away and all the hangers too. All the while not stopping their nattering even to take a breather. Impressive stuff.

Tonight we had to leave at 6:40 to make our way to the our next task of the evening but SuperSam and Nurj decided to stay behind and continue helping Traiders on the floor. Stars.

Fun times and onto the next.

Join us next week for more fun and games for another double tasker on Wednesday!

Ramadan Mubarak to all brother and sister celebrating