A Crowning achievement for Friday Night Light runners

22 Goodgymers helped their local community in Southwark
Ivo
Haseeb Bakht
Matt Lee
Thomas Al
Millie Clements
Freddie Ramsay Foster
Imogen Todd
Isabelle Lee
Mavis Chung Yee Chan
Chris Hopkinson
Ro Bowers
Simon Verbiest
Leanne
Janet Worster
Ilana
Jacob Harriss
Jenny Morris
Aurora
Oliver Cannon
Jeanne Barrett
Ed Field
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Southwark

Saturday 8th March

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Oliver Cannon
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Southwark runner

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Ed Field
Ed Field

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Report written by Jacob Harriss

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With the morning light beaming, we gathered in Borough Yards (an amazing place to grab a coffee, some food or even a cinema ticket if you're in the area!) and the excitement of a Saturday morning doing good fell upon us.

Our task today was one of utmost importance, sanctioned by the King himself. He decreed the surrounding green spaces of the Tower of London must match the excellence of the Crown stored within.

The King’s decrees aside, the infamous FNL speakers jumped into action and at 10am we set off from Borough Yards for our 6km run to reach our destination, Tower Hill Terrace. The council had called in the big guns (not you Sam), GroundEcotherapy to help transform the area to a space people could enjoy when visiting one of London’s tourist hotspots.

After an insightful intro with Ivo from GoodGym, and Paul from Grounded Ecotherapy we managed to shift 5 tonnes of soil and LECA (a sort of lightweight clay ball) up a few flights of stairs and completely empty 4 huge planters so new drainage could be put in. What we did today allows the planters to finally be fit for use. The next task is refilling them which you’re welcome to join us for.

Imogen correctly identified our group as definitely having the best time of any runners out this morning, mentioning how great it was to put all this energy into something that is also good for the community!

In less than an hour we felt well and truly accomplished. Haseeb even noted how good it’ll feel to walk past Tower Hill Terrace knowing we helped create it once it was all finished. It was still morning, we’d ticked off a sun fuelled run and helped improve a community space for one of London’s most visited locations. Only one thing remained, a quick return journey to our meet point and a surprise non-alcoholic brew waiting for us courtesy of Athletic Brewing.

Hopefully the feel-good vibes have fuelled an amazing Saturday for you. We do this combination of fitness and volunteering a lot (literally every week) and you’re welcome anytime. See what else is happening here

You’ll also find GoodGym at FNL’s upcoming Couch to 50k festival in Battersea Park. We’ll be hosting some exclusive training sessions in the weeks leading up to the festival. Come say hi, don’t be a stranger if you’re going.

A big shout to Borough Yards for hosting us as we met in the morning. Please do check them out here.



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Jacob Harriss

Sat 8th Mar at 3:51pm

Great to meet everyone today and catch some rays - let's do it again sometime?

Join us on our next session

Southwark

Handing out donations at Best Western Hotel (Peckham)
🗓Tomorrow 10:30am

Assist GROAD with distributing clothes and toys to vulnerable families

Susan
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