A beautiful August morning , I cycled to St. Mary's Church to support their community garden project. I teamed up with Jane, who runs the Green growthers I focused on building supports for tomato plants while Jane tackled the weeding, and we both pitched in to water the plants. It was a relaxed day with the sun popping in and out, keeping things nice and warm. The garden's looking tidier, and vibrant with lots of food growing for the community!

On Tuesday evening, 4 GoodGymers headed to the Sherbourne allotment to lend a hand to the food Union . Over a relaxed 1.5 hours, Kicking things off, we teamed up to dismantle a tent marquee, with a bit of teamwork involved to take it down and store in the shed.

We then tackled two planting bays, clearing out old cardboard from a previous grow that didn’t quite take off. We also got stuck into some light weeding and soil prep, making the bays ready for their next planting spree.

. The evening was filled with great chats and good vibes as we worked together, enjoying the allotment . It was a chill, productive session, and we left the allotment in better shape.

Big thanks to everyone who came out and made it a great evening!

5 Goodgymers met at Lakeview park on a lovely sunny evening to tackle Himalayan balsam. This highly invasive species degrades river banks and outcompetes other native plants thereby reducing biodiversity in a vital green space in the middle of the city . We all quickly got to work ‘bashing the balsam’(pulling it out by its roots and snapping the stems before crushing them. ) We all got a chance to catch up with each other while clearing vast clumps of the dreaded plant. A great evenings work from all helping to promote biodiversity in Coventry’s green spaces

To kick off July, we made our monthly visit to Carriers of Hope. Five Goodgymers came . I picked up a flat tyre on the way ! ! Luckily, it happened close to the task location!🙏 This month's task involved sorting toys by age group, organizing them, and taking stock. The photos show some fun and interesting toys we came across! It was great to meet Pauline, who joined us for her first GoodGym task We completed some fantastic work—well done, team! 🙌

2 goodgymers made their way to Mrs N’s house to help with some gardening after her recent surgery. They cracked on with weeding, trimming the grass and cutting back some brambles on top of the shed. Mission successful!

Since her surgery, Mrs N has struggled to get to the shops to get her weekly shopping. Goodgym supported with getting her shopping from Aldi! Successful mission!