Going bananas at Draper Hall

6 Goodgymers helped their local community in Elephant and Castle
Charlotte Martin
Charlie Linton
Manuel Bruna
Zoe Perera
Ben Weisz
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Elephant and Castle

Wednesday 16th September

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After a jog down for a lush couple of laps of Kennington Park in the evening sun, we assembled to help set up for the regular food bank at Draper Hall - where in recent times they have increased their frequency to offering foodbanks for the local community twice a week. Chalice from Draper Hall shared some of the history of the centre, where alongside foodbanks, they provide a wide range of activities for the community - ranging from sports groups to knitting circles, providing a space where people come to connect and catch up.

The team got straight into a real flow state, setting up a mighty amount of bananas and all manner of fresh fruits and vegetables, alongside a world of legumes, lovingly sorted, and boxes, lovingly crushed.

Many hands made for pretty quick work and so after an hour we cathartically jettisoned our recycling and headed out - some dispersing into the night, and some of us taking a couple kilometres loop around the quieter streets to end the evening and cool down. Great to have Ben with us for his first GoodGym session - and to have such a lovely gang to show him the ropes!

Thanks all for another great E&C task - we'll definitely be back.


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Draper Hall
Local community centre

Commnunity Centre in the heart of Elephant & Castle providing food banks and hot meals as well as arts & crafts and other opportunities to the local community.

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