Cleaning gym mats, sanding down windowsills, and painting classroom doors!

After another day of rain, the evening didn’t look promising! But, despite the bad weather, 10 good deeders came out to help with some tasks at the Grinling Gibbons school.

We met under cover and, in light of the recent return of Love Island, tonight’s question was on the topic of guilty pleasures. Our guilty indulgences ranged from ice cream (whole tubs!!) to bingeworthy TV and radio - but nobody admitted to a Love Island addiction!

We dropped off our bags and then it was time to warm up, something that was much needed. Is it really June?? A game of tag was played…but with a twist. Every time somebody was tagged they linked hands until there was one giant chain chasing the remaining runners. Tactics were needed to make sure everyone was running in the right direction! The only one who didn’t get caught was Rachel. It was also Rachel’s first run, so welcome to Goodgym Greenwich! Give Rachel a cheer here.

We ran along the river as a group and soon arrived at the school where Natalie works! We were here a few weeks ago painting the fence outside. That was the original plan for this evening, but luckily there were some indoor jobs for us to do instead! We split into groups to carry out the different tasks. Ben, Claire, Natalie and Pieter were in charge of cleaning. They scrubbed all the gym mats in the school hall and they were sparkling clean in no time. The hall has never smelt so good! Other tasks included sanding down windowsills and radiators ready for a fresh lick of paint and painting a classroom door. Everyone got to work very quickly and we managed to get everything finished on time – well done all!

We made our way back through the park just in time for a quick team (ab) building exercise! In groups of three our core muscles were put to the test with some twisting, planking and crunching! A quick stretch and it was time to head home.

Next week we are heading to a new task at Cherry Orchard Primary School, sign up here.

There are also lots of community missions coming up if you want to get involved. There is the chance to help out at the Surplus Feast on Saturday June 29th. This is a great event involving lots of cooking and food preparation. There’s also a colour run that you can help out with the following day, on Sunday 30th.

Hope to see you next week!