Friday Ealing Soup Kitchen and 4 goodgymers made their way to the Crypt to volunteer and prep for some hungry people especially that is was a bit cold this morning. Alot of volunteers today which made is easier for all. Jp went from grocery bags, to clothing and loaffed around the dining area. Elizabeth was new but not new to Goodgym as did in previous years attend community missions in Ealing - welcome back!!Elizabeth was on shower duties and handing out tickets then towels, socks etc for the customers to feel nice and fresh. Steph was joined by Jacquie in the dining area and kitchen to prepare food that would be served from 1 pm. Mary or at least one of the Mary's said Steph Ducat you will have a nice task today in the kitchen : was that a trap?!The challenge was the dessert and one that Angela would look closely as one of her favorites : yes in charge of doing Bread and Butter pudding with custard. With help of Mary, Jacquie and Arul we took the challenge : we had a loaf-changing experience. You will know the outcome of the dessert on the Lunch report : were we on a roll or would Angela and the customers not want nan of it?

19 runners and walkers came out last night to join GoodGym Ealing’s last Tuesday session this year, and in fact this decade!

And what a year it’s been!

But before we could celebrate we had one last task to do. Tonight we were delivering Christmas cards to local residents on behalf of St Peter’s church to let them know all about the services happening there over the festive period.

We were delighted to be joined by Ellie who wanted to squeeze in her first GoodGym before saying goodbye to 2019, big welcome and hope to see you back in the new year!

It was great to see everyone arrive in their festive attire and glad everyone got the memo about Christmas hats being highly encouraged this week! After welcoming everyone and a run down of the news we wasted no time in deploying groups in all directions to get the job done super quick time and get to the pub for our celebratory Christmas party! Each group had a map and set of flats to target so it was a bit like GoodGym orienteering and like that everyone was off into the night walking and running in all directions! With such a good turn out last night, Jenni, Phill and I stayed close to the broadway to give Ealing town centre a festive blitz with the trusty litter pickers.

It wasn’t long before everyone was back and raring to get the party started. So with that we bid farewell to 2019, we’re coming for you 2020!

Group runs are over but you can still do some good stuff before the year is out! Also if you do a community mission between Thursday 19th of December and Sunday 5th January there's an awesome badge in it for you!

• Tomorrow, Thursday 19th December, we have a community mission to help The Grove Community with their winter wonderland. All the details and sign up are here.
• Jenni and Alex are leading a plog at 10am on Saturday morning from Horsenden Farm. If you’re keen to keep our waterways safe and tidy, would like a nice walk or jog with some awesome people and are free for an hour, then sign up here to join them!