Fifty for Five

50 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lambeth
Beth Hoskins
Elise
Katie Welford
James Kerry-Barnard
Tom Benson
John Hunter
George Clarkson
Steve Jenkins
Lucy Ranson
Martha
Alice Clerkin
Aislin Mageean
Laura Hyrapetian
Michael Welsh
Rose Cornish
Catrin Owen
Samantha
Nicky Woodall
Tim Wheatley
Rebecca Brooke
Andrew Gilyead
Philip Woodall
Rebecca Jackson
David Ewens
Nicholas Winfield
Charlotte Emms
Alice Rivers
Chris
Aoife
Eleanor
Nicola Marti
Emma
Steven Jarman
Chris Marti
Annabel Lindsay
Matt
Jennifer Parr
Harriette
Hannah Cox
Pippa Nutkins
Poppy
Simon
Chelsea
Josie J
Catherine
Brad Archer
Matt Boakes
Tania
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Lambeth

Tuesday 15th January 2019

Credits
Katie Welford
Katie Welford

SESSION ORGANISER

Tom Benson
Tom Benson

WALK LEADER

George Clarkson
George Clarkson

PHOTOGRAPHER

Steve Jenkins
Steve Jenkins

PHOTOGRAPHER

Lucy Ranson
Lucy Ranson

BACK MARKER

Alice Clerkin
Alice Clerkin

PHOTOGRAPHER

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Report written by Katie Welford

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Last night we had a round 50 superstar runners to help Lambeth celebrate FIVE YEARS of running to community groups and supporting isolated older people across the borough. We've had a cracking time of it and achieved so much, so a massive THANK YOU to every single person who has been part of our half decade!

John H led a lovely warm up, including the DANGER GAME where 50 people run at random around a dark space then say Hello to new people. It's quite the health and safety risk but surely worth if for all the nice new people we meet along the way.

We had options coming out of our ears this evening - some people chose to walk 1km to the Remakery led by Tom Benson; others chose to run that distance with Katie; some ran as far as Loughborough Farm with Steve, where they did a solid job of spreading woodchip across all the paths; yet more still went on a 4.5km long way round run to the Remakery led by George. Something for everyone, I think you would agree!

Massive thanks to GoodGym for record time scattering woodchip at Loughborough Farm! Said Karen

On arrival at the Remakery, Miguel had lots of moving and sorting for us to do. This fantastic space rescues stuff that would otherwise go to landfill and provides tools and training for people to make wonderful new bits of furniture and other useful things. We've been helping them for a few months as they have a bit of a spring clean and this evening was no different. The woodwork room got a big sweep and hoover, lots of big bits of furniture got taken out of the way and we moved the tool cupboard from A to B and filled it up with tools again. What a great job!

Back at the farm, Steve was leading a crack team of woodchip spreaders, who were also taking the time to pose for a Birthday Shoot on the woodchip pile - we think you'll agree Andy and David look wonderful.

And with that we were all back to base for a bit of fitness and some stretches then the main event: CAKE! Nicky and Phil are fundraising for their London marathon efforts and they had baked a lot of delicious things, as had Beth. We gave our pennies and our pounds and stocked up on delicious stuff. Everyone was a winner and it was a truly celebratory way to finish the evening. You too can sponsor the running duo by visiting their fundraising pages. Sponsor Nicky and Phil as a birthday present to Lambeth!

Here's to the next 5 years!


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Remakery
Turning scrap into useful things!

The Remakery is a workshop space open to everyone - local residents, businesses and crafty folk. They support you to turn old or waste products into useful things, in order to reduce landfill and teach people about sustainble living.

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Frances Collier-Wright

Mon 21st Jan 2019 at 1:53pm

I was there too! :(

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