Grab your spot at shindig 2025
Join us for a weekend away near Birmingham, 16th - 18th May
January 15, 2025
You're invited to the annual GoodGym shindig on 16th - 18th May. Join us for a weekend stay just outside Birmingham.
You will:
- Influence GoodGym's business plan for the coming year by sharing your experiences
- Learn about the successes and challenges from other GoodGym areas
- Meet loads of wonderful GoodGymers from across the country
- Join us in celebrating all the good you've helped us achieve in the past year
From parkrun takeovers and group games to focused workshops and brainstorms, the weekend promises to leave you with a warmed heart and lots of ideas to take home. The focus is on fun and connection, and shindig is an excellent opportunity for some deeper conversation on the future of GoodGym. If you're up for it, we'd love to hear what you have to say.
Spaces are limited and will go quickly. Apply here.
What to expect
We're returning to the location of last years shindig, Ironbridge near Telford. We've booked an entire hostel and will have run of the place aside from staff helping to cook and serve meals. You're likely to be sharing a room with a few GoodGym friends - details on rooms will be confirmed closer to the time.
Expect lots of time to chill, but plenty going on if it takes your fancy. From runs/walks around the beautiful surrounding area, open discussions and workshops on every aspect of GoodGym and games to spark conversations that could last into the night. Whatever you want to get from shindig is yours for the taking.
Discussion groups will be organised to cover aspects of GoodGym's operations, marketing, tech and more. These are your window into what happens behind the scenes and a time to have your voice heard. It's highly recommended you engage in these groups to get the most from the weekend.
More than anything, expect to have fun. Fun is priority number one and you will leave with a heap of new friends.
Who’s it for?
Everyone and anyone.
If you've been before you'll likely see some familiar faces, but each year we welcome plenty to their first ever shindig. With around 100 spaces to fill we can promise a broad range of people from all over the UK.
Whether you’re 500 good deeds deep or just finished your first, your input is important. Seriously, new joiners don’t shy away from this. You’re the most in touch with the process of becoming a GoodGymer, your input could pave a better path for thousands of GoodGymers that come after you.
Spaces are limited and will fill quickly. Apply if you’re interested. If oversubscribed, places will be allocated to create the best cross section of GoodGym by representing as many areas as possible.
What you need to do now
If the GoodGym Shindig sounds exciting, sign up. You can register interest by filling in this form. Share it in your WhatsApp groups and see who else is thinking of going, the more the merrier.
GoodGym Shindig 2025 is free. Your presence is important and money shouldn’t be a reason not to come. If you’re in a financial position to cover the cost of your accommodation and would like to, there's an optional donation for half, or all, of the cost of your space. This goes a long way to supporting GoodGym’s ability to continue to run events such as this.