Had prohibition hit the Hobbayne Centre's Burns' Night? Like previous years, set up involved preparing bamboo cutlery and napkins and pouring drinks to prepare for the Address to the Haggis.

With the cutlery completed and placed on the tables for the guests, the GoodGymers saw 3 partially empty whisky bottles to pour 90 shot glasses from. Hmm, there didn't look like there'd be enough.

As the first 2 bottles were emptied, 40 glasses had been filled. It was time to open the last bottle and the cork crumbled. A bottle opener was tried and made a hole through the middle of the cork. What to do? Find a strainer and a measuring jug to remove the "bits" from the liquid, of course. Necessity is the mother of invention and keeping everyone whiskied up was also a motivator.

Fifty glasses were filled and then the team had to wait for the next bootleggers to make it through police lines with a new bottle to finish pouring...

There’s no better interlude to a Friday night than Mr G’s shopping bash. While others may start the weekend going on a bender, a GoodGymer shuns the tradition and becomes a spender!

Mr G entrusted me with £30 of cash in one-pound and two-pound coins, which I took to Casinobury’s and kept throwing into a slot machine as if there was no tomorrow. The gamble paid off as I won a week's worth of groceries, including walnut halves and frozen garden peas, which Mr G hadn’t had for a while!

The session, featuring 7km of running and some grocery lifting, left me so exhilarated I wasn’t able to write about it until 48 hours later. Until next week!

This week end the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch was on and Goodgymers went bird watching in their garden. Not the best time of the year and weather not helping, but the team did some bird spotting over the 3 days. Some Goodgymers paired up with some known great bird spotters - our feline friends. Along the birds spotted were magpies, blackbirds, crows, blue tit, collared dove, pigeons, sparrows, robins, seagulls and parakeets. Some were not easy to spot and blended in with mother nature. Im-peck-able bird watching and we quacked the case of which birds were present in our gardens.

As the ceilidh got into full swing (pun intended), Steph Ducat and Iram teamed up with the kitchen crew to clean, dry and clear the dishes, while Kash commandeered a second sink in another room to tackle even more washing-up with help from Sevan.

Once the dancing shoes came off and the party began to wind down, the GoodGymers shifted swiftly into full action mode:

• Folding, wiping and stacking tables
• Stacking chairs as efficiently as possible
• Gently corralling party-goers away from said tables and chairs
• Collecting and packing away the wonderful Burns Night decorations
• Politely distributing leftover sweets (GoodGymers cannot stand food waste!)

Acton Junior parkrun this morning coincided with Harvey's task to donate old running shoes to Jog On. It resulted in a great haul of well worn trainers which will be saved from landfill. A lot of the runners must've been wearing speedy new shoes then, with the first runner finishing in a PB of 7:41 on the hilly course.

Unusually, no GoodGymers were volunteering in the funnel. A marshal shortage meant that Harvey, Joanna, Tom, Steph, Maria, Kash and Sevan were dotted around the marshal point on the course.

"Is there a marathon on today?" - Park goer

There was no marathon. Instead, a 2km run completed by 53 brilliant children.

Sunday morning and both Maria and Steph Ducat were joined for a warm up by Hassan who is new to GoodGym and to running : still learning the run‑damentals of doing good and keeping fit, but powered by enthusiasm.Welcome to the club Hassan !! We did a warm up and then adventured in the streets of Ealing towards Acton Junior Park run : roughly 3km.

First run for Hassan : let’s hope it’s love at first stride.

All reached the meeting point in the park to then discover their volunteering roles and positions at the Junior Parkrun.