Windsor gal but Iโm not Royal. Past my peak but still trying ๐คฃ enjoys working out outside and doing my tiny bit to make the world better.
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๐Outside Binoy Restaurant SL4 5BB
Raise Awareness in the area for the centre
Thu 9th May at 6:15pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Mandy Driver
Thursday at 6:15pm is GoodGym Windsor Night! ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Tonight we were delivering leaflets for Age Concern to help raise awareness and to also help get more them get donations.
We all (Didem, Adam, Jen, Bekah and Mandy) met at The Binoy for a lovely social walk in the sunshine โ๏ธ to the task โฆ yes we did say sunshine .. โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ
We met task owner Rachel and viewed the handy work from our previous painting task in the entrance and collected the leaflets. We guessed we had about 350 to do so we got started. Making sure to stick to the area asked and not going to houses with a no junk mail notice.
We split up into teams but both had a sunny side of the street tonight โ๏ธ careful not miss a door and working our way along noting where we had been already. We did lose each other for a spell but a phone call gathered us back. Jen disappeared up what we thought was a short line of cottages and came back with hardly any leaflets left towards the end looking triumphant ๐คฃ
Bekah and Mandy were offered a cash job to deliver 1000 leaflets from a tree surgeon on the roadside but we declined ๐คฃ not even sure what the going rate is ๐คฃ worth looking into though as a future career.
Then because Mandy had, had letter box on her mind all day she insisted on some post task air boxing. Mandy got the eye of the tiger tune on and we made a very feeble attempt at it but it was funny.
A quick curtsy and bow ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธand we made our way home.
Thank you as always for attending ๐๐ป
Thu 25th Jul at 6:15pm
Join local residents to help maintain this beautiful and spiritual place
Read moreThu 5th Sep at 6:15pm
Creating interesting learning for the children and give staff more scope to give interesting lessons.
Read moreThu 2nd May at 6:15pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Mandy Driver
Thursday at 6:15pm is GoodGym Windsor Night! ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Tonight we were at Windsor and Eton FC CIC to due to the weather to instead help in the clubhouse removing some paint that had not been applied properly and was easily coming away. Was lovely to see the tables we had sanded at previous sessions all smooth and painted โฅ๏ธ
Zoe, Devon and Mandy had a social run from The Binoy to the task and Jen, Brenda and Caroline met us there.
Itโs was Brendaโs first Thursday session and it was her 10th ๐๐ป Goodgym task so huge well done Brenda!
We were met by task owners and given the indoor task due to the incoming rain. Zoe picked some 80s tunes and we were supplied with scrapers to get all the paint off the wall panels. It was very satisfying watching the paint just peeling off. Then a sand down was required to ensure the surface was ready for painting. It was one of those tasks where it looks like we made it worse ๐คฃ but it needed to be done. Then we tidied up and gave it a quick vacuum.
We just about scraped through ๐คฃ one wall so we may have to finish the others another time.
Mandy insisted on a bit of footy action โฝ๏ธ (there was no e-scraping it) with the sponge ball at the end although I donโt thing any of us will be asked to sign up for the team ๐ฌ
A quick curtsy and bow ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธand we made our way back.
Thank you as always for attending ๐๐ป
Fri 3rd May at 9:00am
Brilliant! Well done everyone ๐คฉ
Wed 8th May at 2:11pm
What a top team โฝ๏ธ ๐
Thu 25th Apr at 6:15pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Mandy Driver
Thursday 6:15pm is GoodGym Windsor Night! ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Tonight we were doing a double bill with not one but two acts of kindness ๐๐ป ๐ช๐ป
Helen ( who had just run the London Marathon ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐ป๐๏ธ), Devon and Mandy met at The Binoy for a social run and Sue, Adam and Margaret (her debut GoodGym session ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป) met us at the task.
Then the show began โฆ. Or was it a circus ๐คฃ
For our first act we met our task owner Anne at Busy Buttons (St Agnes Church) and Anne kindly showed us the church garden. We de-weeded the gravel drains, broke down and moved some old wooden furniture and other rubbish to the front of the church to be collected and swept/made tidy. Devon even did a bit of guttering clearance !
After the interval (as in us hot footing to the pathway near the church with our belongings) we got to work for our second task. We had done some work here in the dark but we had not quite finished it so we did that tonight. Devon and Adam had a great technique and were very neat and precise and polished. Mandy less so ๐คฃ she kept getting her lines all wrong ๐คฃ although Helen did keep her in check. Sue and Margaret attached the brambles. We filled three bags which is amazing in the time we had.
Soon it was time for the final curtain and we took a bow, gave ourselves an huge round of applause and made our way home.
Thank you all as always Windsor GGs ๐ โฅ๏ธ๐๐ป
Thu 25th Apr at 9:51pm
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Great work team! ๐๐๐
Thu 18th Apr at 6:15pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Mandy Driver
Thursday 6:15pm is GoodGym Windsor Night! ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Tonight we were helping The Windsor Boysโ School Boat Club filling potholes along the track and cutting some plants back. The track is used to transport the rowing boats on trailers from their storage areas to the river and potholes can cause damage to the boats.
Bekah and Mandy ran to meet the walkers - Caroline, Didem and Sue at Sutherland Grange and Adam met us at the task.
Ryan our Cox for the evening was at the ready with spades, shovels, rakes, lots of rocks/gravel/stones and some gardening equipment.
Mandy put the noughties dance tunes on the radio . Adam took possession of the wheelbarrow. Sueโs eyes lit up when she heard the word pruning and she was happily lost in the jungle ๐ฟ for a majority of the session. The rest of the crew grabbed a spade and launched into hunting for holes ๐ณ๏ธ and fill with gravel. We made our way from the entrance up the track to the river. Each filled pothole needed stomping down and raking over to get a good level surface. There was a bit of shuttle walking/running going on as we had to get the gravel from the pile and take it to the holes. Lots of exercise for all the group tonight and a lovely view of the Thames and some rowers. Looking back at the completed track was hole- y ful- filling. We had to drag Sue away from the shrubs ( sheโs hardcore!) as it was time for our end of session curtsy.
On the way back we waved at a stranger ๐๐ป thinking it was Adam ๐คฃ the poor man though we were potty ๐
We said our goodbyes and made our way home.
Thank you all as always Windsor GGs ๐ โฅ๏ธ๐๐ป
Fri 19th Apr at 6:30pm
You are potty but youโre also awesome! Great work crew ๐๐๐๐๐๐
Thu 27th Jun at 6:15pm
To improve the area for people paying their respects
Read moreThu 11th Apr at 6:15pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Mandy Driver
Thursday 6:15pm is GoodGym Windsor Night! ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Tonight we were helping Age Concern at The Spencer Denney Centre to do a second coat to finish brightening up their entrance hall.
This was a community mission so Mandy and Bekah met at the The Binoy for a social run to the task while Chris, Jenni and Jen met us there.
We were met by task owner Sharon who showed us where all the paints etc were.
We put on some dance music and the battle commenced. We started by laying down the dust sheets, finding our favourited brush/roller and painting away. Then it was time to attack the blue paint patches showing through that we had missed on the first coat so we worked on those first then got the rest covered. As itโs brick it was trickier to get good coverage but we were tactical and using different game with brush sizes. We did get a bit splatted in place we donโt quite know how ๐คฃ
As time was getting on (obviously painting is fun as the time just flys) Jen started the washing down (soon joined by Jenni) of the paint trays and we took up the sheets so we could check our work. Seemed we had painted ourselves pretty well ๐ฌ๐คฃ
Afterwards there was some basketball shooting practise on offer in the nearby park then time for home to get a wash!
Thank you all as always Windsor GGs ๐ โฅ๏ธ๐๐ป
Thu 4th Apr at 6:15pm
Windsor and Maidenhead Report written by Mandy Driver
Thursday at 6:15pm is GoodGym Windsor night ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ and tonight we were at Vale Road Cemetery doing its first tidy up of the spring.
This was a community mission so Adam, Zoe, Helen and Mandy made our way with a social run the long way round from the meeting point at The Binoy and Sue met us there. Huge welcome to Zoe who was attending her very first GoodGym session ๐๐ปโฅ๏ธ
The task owner Paul had left tunny bags for us and given Mandy instructions. Sue is also a regular volunteer there so we had an expert on hand.
We split the team with Sue and Adam attacking the Ivy on the fences, trees and gravestones on the far side they were not ghouling around ๐ป . While Helen, Zoe and Mandy stayed nearer the entrance collecting leaves bending, squatting and pulling the tunny bag as we went and Helen had a good go at pulling down the tallest bramble ever known but sadly failed but lots of effort was put in trying ๐คฃ Mandy also found a bone ๐ฆดโฆ. Donโt worry it wasnโt human we didnโt do any digging!
Lots of chats and looking at how much difference we made lifted our spirits ๐ป
We left the two full bags for collection by the council tomorrow and the rubbish in the bins.
After the task Sue and Helen made their way back but Zoe, Adam and Mandy decided to get RIP- ped ๐ชฆand used some fitness playing cards for a quick extra fun workout followed by the Windsor ๐ curtsy/bow before we made back to the meeting point.
Thank you all for coming. โฅ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ป
Photos by Mandy (although I forgot to take one of the two full tunny bags at the end ๐ฌ sorry)
Title of report - Adam ๐คฃ yes I stole it!
Fri 5th Apr at 12:00am
Excellent work! Welcome Zoe ๐ค Your report lifted my spirits too โค๏ธ
Thu 13th Jun at 6:15pm
Improve the aesthetics of the centre for all that use the day centre users
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