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Tue 17th Jan 2023 at 6:15pm
Bristol Report written by Melanie Young (she/her)
A bumper 15 for a sub-zero group run to the lovely Emmaus - a bit of pavement and traffic-crossing, a bit of underpass and cobbles, all the sights and sounds of Bristol.
We met with Ewa and Satya who explained what Emmaus does, and whetted our appetites for the task ahead. On the other side of a door. Not just a locked door. A double locked door with an access pad's stubbornly red light.
Have I mentioned it was sub-zero?
Decision made, no matter how hard Tim pushed the door, or Richard G calmly explained to Ewa on the other side of aforementioned door, it was the magical mystery tour route through the office, shop, lift (that can apparently hold 21 people) and we got into the warehouse in the exact opposite of an escape room.
Then it was into the actual task - sorting the electrical donations into those with the all-important CE mark (so can be sold on in the shops) and those without, then those without into vintage (chop off the plug and sell it as non-electrical) and Curry's Electrical Recycling cage - sometimes from a distance.
Finds included Phill's Philishave special and not one but three crockpots. When the shelves of donations had been cleared, it was time to restack all the CE- marked items so they could be PAT-tested by responsible people.
It was great to have Colleen along for her first Group Run and to know we made a difference in the warehouse before the run back and GoodGym Eats at The Stable, sadly without organiser Alice W as she teated positive for Covid during the afternoon - get well soon, Alice!
Tue 17th Jan 2023 at 6:15pm
Emmaus' warehouse will be a lot tidier or messier, depending on what they want us to do!
Read moreSaturday 7th January 2023
Colleen Williams earned their community cape by completing their first community mission.
Colleen completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Colleen was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.
Saturday 7th January 2023
Colleen Williams has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Colleen is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.
Sat 7th Jan 2023 at 10:30am
Bristol Report written by Julie M
7 (mostly) soggy Goodgymers braved the weather to help out at Hillfields foodbank this morning. In our group we ranged from the legendary (Dave G) with multiple good deeds under his belt, to newcomers such as Penelope and Colleen. Everyone got stuck in unloading the van, sorting and then tallying the food so it was ready to share with neighbours in need. Well done everyone, great job. Because of the lovely (not) weather Sarah decided we would leave flyering until another day, so we had an early finish. No photos taken because I forgot, so I've added one of Fergus in his Christmas jumper! (Looking a bit cleaner and drier than he did after Parkrun this morning! We'll be back at Hillfields again in Feb and March, so please sign up.
Sat 7th Jan 2023 at 10:30am