Lean mean carpet cleaning machines
7 GoodGymers made their way to help the Friends of Columbia Primary School in Tower Hamlets.
- Monday, 27th of November 2023
- Led by Laura Williams
Writes Fiona,
We headed to a local primary school in Bethnal Green to help out with some much needed tasks.
Upon arrival the group split in two with the indoor volunteers in charge of cleaning carpets.
Not just your average carpet but those colourful corners where the children sit everyday to read and learn!
It was quite the workout for a Monday evening as we went from room to room spraying and vacuuming with our special machines.
Meanwhile the outdoor team...
Writes John
John, Martin and Rohan peeled off from the main gang to perform the standard GoodGym task – shovelling and wheelbarrowing.
There was a difference this time though: all the wheelbarrows were in perfect working order.
We had to push the wheelbarrows to a park, shovel woodchip from a pile there, and transport it back to the school garden (which wasn’t at the school, actually). Rumours that we were actually stealing the woodchip from the park were swiftly rebuffed.
John and Rohan made numerous trips, wheeling the heavy woodchip to the garden, where it was deposited on cardboard to prevent weeds growing underneath.
Martin, meanwhile, took on the vital task of preventing anyone in the deserted park stealing the shovels while we were away wheeling.
Eventually, we returned to the school in our muddy trainers, but miraculously we avoided mucking up the newly-cleaned carpets.
Tonight's pun also courtesy of Fiona :)
Report written by John Shirley
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Led by Laura Williams
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