13 GoodGymers jumped into nature yesterday evening!

This was our first session at our regular haunt, Cecil Sharp House, that felt like spring. It was bright and light, and the forecast thunder swerved us completely 🙂

Which meant that this wonderful group had fine conditions to make a wonderful difference!

And alongside our special and experienced GoodGym faces (Ariane, Gary, Jackie, John, Karen, Sarah, Siobhan, and Thierry) we welcomed first timer Ikram (welcome!) and second-timers Ellen, Giulia, and Krista (great to see you again!) ❤️

And together we:

💚 Transformed a twig-and-weed-strewn lawn into a perfect patch of green!

💚 Pruned overgrown shrubs and bushes!

💚 Planted fresh seeds for flowers yet to blossom!

💚 Gave every inch of paving a weed-cutting and broom-sweeping manicure!

💚 Turned a mountainous pile of leaves and clutter into the tidiest spot!

Thank you, everyone! Here's to next time!

7 GoodGymers climb Camden rooftops to taste some spring nature!

The Greenwood Centre in Kentish Town is a mix of levels — some close to the ground and others closer to the sky — with special community gardens on each!

And this wonderful group — Gary, Jackie, Karen, Loz, Mariam (on their first good deed — welcome!), and Thierry — made a meaningful difference in multiple spaces yesterday!

Having been met by our brilliant host, Catherine, this super productive crew:

💚 Removed (and saved!) a large and green (and exceptionally leafy) plant in need of a new home!

💚 Moved a heavy grit bin (along with upmteen sacks of gravel) to much more suitable spot!

💚 Cut and bagged a lot (an awful lot!) of green waste ready for composting!

💚 Transported a heavy (30, 30, 50KGs...!?) planter to a sunny new home!

💚 Watered garlic and spring flowers and all sorts of thirsty shoots!

Thank you, everyone!

P.S. Thank you, Thierry, for the wonderful rooftop photos!

It’s amazing what a bit of sunshine and some solid teamwork can accomplish! the team was lovely, and the energy was high from start to finish. Seeing the final result made every bit of digging worth it.

12 GoodGymers take multiple lifts and elevators on a Wednesday night!

The Greenwood Centre in Kentish Town looks like it should make sense.

It's not especially large and it doesn't appear to be meandering.

Someone might look up and remark: That's a nice glass cube! Bet you can't get lost in there!

How wrong they would be!

There are gardens on the roof and out the back and off a random room on level one — you can't turn a corner without finding a garden!

And while I was busy getting bemused and confused, this special group were busy making a wonderful difference ❤️

Last night we welcomed Abigail on their first good deed (welcome!) and Caterina on their first trip to Camden GG (welcome!), as well as fabulous regular faces 👉 Ariane, Danny, Gary, Jackie, John, Kareem, Karen, Steve, and Thierry (great to see you all!)

Together they:

💚 Pulled weeds from seemingly every gutter bordering every garden on every floor!

💚 Shifted heavy bags of soil and sand and gravel and mulch 👉 upstairs to downstairs and downstairs to upstairs!

💚 And multiple other small tasks that make a big difference!

Thank you, everyone!