Wed 2nd Sep at 6:30pm
Elephant and Castle Report written by Charlotte Martin (She/her)
What a ride!
On Wednesday evening, fourteen humans and one pup headed down to the UK's oldest adventure playground with strict and clear instructions to "have at it"...
We had Chris stoically sweeping basically the whole site, a dedicated squad clearing out the "pit of doom", and our expert gardeners removing a rogue buddleia that was impeding play (after double checking it was the right plant to remove - an occasional risk in the exciting landscape of the adventure playground!). And of course particular props to watering team for embracing their iconic tools of choice - winning the week's style awards in the rubber-ducky-chic category.
Great to have Stephen, Amy, Ashfaq and, with thanks, co-backmarkers Eloise and Anna for their first sessions! And of course our first E&C canine joiner, Max.
We did note with some pride as they ran off that Amy chose to join us at E&C after Chris had been talking up GoodGym for years! Let's go!
Wednesday 26th August

Lucia Costas earned their community cape by completing their first community mission.
Lucia completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Lucia was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.
Friday 21st August

Lucia Costas has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Lucia 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.
Wed 19th Aug at 6:30pm
Elephant and Castle Report written by Charlotte Martin (She/her)
We've launched! It's happened!
On Wednesday 22 Elephant & Castle GoodGymmers headed down to Nursery Row Park to help the Friends of the Park with upkeep of the community space.
We raked leaves galore, giving the grass underneath a much needed chance to grow; a team of the most green-fingered (i.e. the people who had brought gloves) turned over the local primary school's gardening patch, leaving it ready for planting, and an intrepid crew ventured into the orchard to do some advanced litter picking...
We jogged back to our meeting point at the Castle Centre, and after a gentle cool down stretch, a few of us headed to Four Quarters to toast a succesful inaugural GoodGym Elephant & Castle.
Tue 25th Aug at 12:24pm
Well done Charlotte for leading such a great session and was brill to be apart of it! 👏
Sat 15th Aug at 10:00am
Southwark Report written by Andrada
Today’s mission was to tackle the drawers of pots at the back of the tool shed, clearing and organising them to make the pots much easier to access. It was a surprisingly satisfying task, with one wheelbarrow ending up completely full of dust — a clear sign of a job well done!
Afterwards, we went to see the piglets, goats and the new calves, with plenty of animal appreciation and stroking. A productive and enjoyable session, combining a bit of farm organisation with some well-earned animal time.
Wed 2nd Sep at 6:30pm
Supporting a local Adventure Playground
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Helping to maintain a well-loved local green space
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