Worthing

Group run

What lies beneath

11 GoodGymers made their way 5.0km to help the English Martyrs School in Worthing.

  • Duncan Anderson
  • JULIA GLEESON
  • Gillybean
  • Belinda Robinson
  • Sue
  • Paul Woodcock
  • Roxy
  • Sarah
  • John Robinson
  • Daisy
  • Ryan
 
Monday, 1st of July 2024
 
Led by JULIA GLEESON

Better than a BOGOF - Today was a triple! It was a great turn out this evening and we had a very prompt start.

Head teacher Helen asked to do 3 things

*Dig over the flower beds at the front of the school and line it with wood chips.

*Continue painting the fence surrounding the play area.

*Dig out a massive plant in the play area.

Daisy andPaul elected to get started on the digging and were joined byJohn and Duncan. Gillybean did her usual great job on pruning and tidying the bushes on the flowerbed which made a huge difference to the visual finish ( Daisy helped with this too )

Ryan, Sarah and Roxy headed out to continue where we left off last time with the painting of the fence in a forest green colour. They were joined by Sue and Belinda Everyone tried to avoid Sarah's paint flicking skills but some of us didn't manage to swerve this ' talent ' 🤣

The flowerbed team soon achieved fantastic results and came and joined the team at the back of the school. Daisy pitched in with the fence whilst John and Paul decided to attack the huge plant/ bush that needed removing in the play area.

Given the time we had left , this was an optimistic and challenging and involved a fair amount of brute force and determination plus some cardiovascular strength too ! They were joined by Duncan who brought some muscle and also Gill who offered some useful technique tips 🤣

Despite all odds the task was completed meaning we had achieved 2 / 3 of our goals tonight - Bravo team 👏

Next week we will return to continue painting the ( eternal ) fence!

The final question is, why is this report entitled ' What lies beneath ' ? There are 2 answers to this - both fairly confidential. One relates to what is underneath the wood chips and the other is what Belinda is concealing underneath her hoodie! Ssssshhhh - nobody knows 😁😁😁

Report written by JULIA GLEESON


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Gillybean
Gillybean
Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 10:15

Great report as always 👏

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JULIA GLEESON
Led by JULIA GLEESON

I love the concept of getting physically and mentally fit whilst combining it with helping others. I run most days.

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