Alex Murtough

(he/him)
Camden

Area Activator for Camden. Used to sell healthy ice cream. Prefers cake. Secretly harbours dreams of late-blossoming Olympic stardom.


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Barking and Dagenham

GoodGym Barking & Dagenham launch: ๐ŸŒฟ Revitalising community garden in Becontree! FRIENDLY GROUP SESSION + optional 1-Mile Run
๐Ÿ—“Today 6:15pm

๐Ÿ“Gale Street Community Garden RM9 4TP

Help get this community garden ready to host a summer of wellbeing activities for the community

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Alex Murtough (he/him) signed up to a group run.

Wed 23rd Jul at 6:15pm

FRIENDLY GROUP SESSION ๐Ÿ‘‰ Pulling Thistles in Camden Square! ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒณ + Optional Running!

We'll be getting fitter and making this (super special) green space much healthier!

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Alex Murtough (he/him) signed up to a group run.

Wed 16th Jul at 6:15pm

FRIENDLY GROUP SESSION: Heading to Lismore Circus Community Woods...!! ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฏ

We'll be outside and making a difference at the wonderful Lismore Circus Community Woods!

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Alex Murtough (he/him) went on a community mission

Sat 28th Jun at 11:00am

Saturday Morning + Primrose Hill + Three Making a Difference!

Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)

3 GoodGymers โ€“ Victoria, Steve, and Alex โ€“ caught an hour of green-fingered volunteering today!

Sat on a tree-lined road in Primrose Hill is a care home that's made for a Sunday afternoon drama.

Rathmore House has character and space, and it makes a suitably restful home for 20 older residents.

The three of us jumped to work in the garden, which deserves to be safe and accessible for everyone.

Victoria trimmed the vines back from a box seat, pruned the rose bush (readying it for summer blooms), and pulled oodles of weeds from nooks and crannies!

Steve started with a patch of vines and moved onto sweeping and raking, collecting pile-upon-pile of leaves from the pathways and lawns!

And Alex attempted to keep up with Victoria and Steve!

Thank you, both!!

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Alex Murtough (he/him) went on a community mission

Wed 25th Jun at 6:45pm

Waterlow Park + Dig-Up + Re-Use!!

Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)

7 GoodGymers weathered the heat and the hills to make a wonderful difference in Waterlow Park!

High up in the heights of North Camden sits a very special green space โ€“ Waterlow Park's meandering pathways are filled with trees and flowers โ€“ and it's a blissful haunt for everyone who's lucky enough to know about it.

Our fabulous group โ€“ of Alison, Jackie, John, Lydia (on their first good deed โ€“ welcome!), Steve, and Tom โ€“ assembled next to a wheelbarrow filled with spades, forks, and clippers.

The task was a classic for GoodGym โ€“ a good ol' dig-up + re-use.

Jackie, John, Steve, and Tom grabbed forks and energy and made miraculous work easing oodles of flowers from a patch that will soon be replanted!

Meanwhile, Alison and Lydia prepared a new patch (watering and digging holes) and then planted the recently dug-up flowers!

In short thrift, one patch was cleared and tidy, while another was prepared and planted. This team made the heavy work look light.

Thank you, everyone!

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John Shirley

Thu 26th Jun at 2:08pm

Good to meet you Lydia - sorry younit in more pictures!

John Shirley

Thu 26th Jun at 2:08pm

*not* in more pictures...

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Wed 18th Jun at 6:15pm

Regent's Park + Crashing the Festival!

Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)

10 wonderful GoodGymers made a HUGE difference... amidst the beats of a city festival!

Regent's Park is usually a sanctuary of peace โ€“ there's green and trees, flowers too โ€“ and you can often escape the sounds and bustle of nearby Camden.

But last night... we arrived to beats and drops and cheers... as well as three hefty security people guarding our entrance to the (wonderfully hidden) tool yard!

Pete โ€“ all round Camden nature hero โ€“ soon smoothed the way and we arrived at a yard that was desperate for a little GoodGym TLC :)

Our special group โ€“ Alex, Caitlin, Emily, Jackie, John, Michael, Natalia, Pete, and Steve โ€“ swiftly split into groups:

Michael and Jackie started by sorting and folding the pile of garden sacks โ€“ the holed sorted from the non-holed, and everything tidied and ready for use! And they then picked brooms and swept the yard to shine!

Alex and Natalia grabbed shears and tackled a Jumanji-esque patch of vines โ€“ they cleared everything and it was wonderful!

Caitlin, Emily, John, and Steve made light work of a pile of wood (keeping the larger bits that can be used for poles or building), before raking and sweeping and bagging a mountain of leaves (sifting the plastic trash from it as they did!)

And Pete was here and there and everywhere coordinating everything!

The yard looked liked a different yard at the end โ€“ a huge difference โ€“ even if we didn't quite get the peace we'd envisaged!

Thanks everyone!

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Alex Murtough (he/him) signed up to a community mission.

Sun 20th Jul at 8:00am

๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒณ Calthorpe Community Garden's No Car Boot Sale! Volunteers needed! ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿซถ

Calthorpe Community Garden โ€“ in King's Cross โ€“ need some GoodGym help for their first no car boot sale!

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Alex Murtough (he/him) went on a training session

Sun 15th Jun at 11:00am

Regent's Park Sun (and Run!)

Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)

6 GoodGymers ran 8 miles together today!*

This wonderful group โ€“ Al, Alex, Jenny, John, Kat, and Steve โ€“ caught Sunday morning vibes!

Regent's Park was busy with the strolling crowd, and we wove our way through to rack up three full loops!

We finished with coffee and continued the chats that had been flowing between us the whole way around :)

Here's to July's social run!!

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StephDucat

Sun 15th Jun at 8:01pm

Sorry guys I could not make it as had loads on plus a last minute mission in the afternoon so would of been hard to do all of it - will join on the next one

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Alex Murtough (he/him)

Sun 15th Jun at 8:36pm

No worries at all, Steph! Hoping your mission went super well, and see you soon!

Greenwich runner

Mon 16th Jun at 5:49pm

Lovely run, thank you for organising!

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Alex Murtough (he/him)

Tue 17th Jun at 11:48am

It was wonderful to see you, Jenny!!

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Sat 14th Jun at 11:00am

Bloomsbury + Saturday Morning Heat :)

Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)

4 GoodGymers caught sun (and weeds) in Central London!

Our wonderful group โ€“ Alex, Majid, Matt, and Steve โ€“ joined brilliant host David and made a meaningful difference in Brunswick Square in Bloomsbury!

The flower beds in this special public park are filled with a bountiful range of flowers, plants, and trees, but they're also competing with some over friendly weeds.

And our group grabbed rakes, trowels, and hoes to free the space from the weeds that take over โ€“ and across two hours, we filled a huge sack with fresh material for the compost pile :)

Thank you, everyone!! Wonderful work!!

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Alex Murtough (he/him) signed up to a group run.

Tue 1st Jul at 6:15pm

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Alex Murtough (he/him) went on a group run

Wed 11th Jun at 6:15pm

June Sun + Camden + One Special Community :)

Camden Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)

This group of 9 gifted joy to Camden's older residents this week!

Our lovely group of Londoners โ€“ Charlie, Danny, Gosia, Jackie, John, and Steve โ€“ welcomed 2 very wonderful Cardiffians โ€“ Dylan and Rosie โ€“ this week! It was brilliant meeting you both!

In humid and warm climes, our friendly group started the night with a swift meander through Camden and Kentish Town, and we arrived at Cressfield Close Sheltered Housing in happy spirits :)

Popped between Gospel Oak and Kentish Town, this cul-de-sac hides many a wonderful surprise โ€“ some like to visit the city farm (and their friendly goats) and others (like us yesterday) like to explore the (beautiful) communal garden for older residents.

We met our favourite hosts โ€“ Marie and Michael โ€“ and they were prepared with water and tools, as well as tasks aplenty.

Charlie and Danny turned a patch of planting soil โ€“ making it wonderfully ready and waiting for summer bulbs!

Dylan and Rosie tackled a square of weeds and grass โ€“ and made the heavy work appear light, leaving it clear and ready for planting!

And Gosia, Jackie, John, and Steve didn't let the hedgerows become obstacles โ€“ they crawled and knelt and reached and dug โ€“ and they turned a weed-filled patch into a silky-smooth area fit for a flower show!

Thank you, everyone! It was lovely to see you!! And we hope to see you again, Dylan and Rosie!!

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