Teklay and Gill were joined at Riverbank by Atsiba this week. While the two guys got busy with digging up the ivy roots Gill was collecting up bricks and rubble and barrowing them to the entrance of the site. Then there was sawing to be done to remove some overhanging branches while the headteacher provided some guidance, and collecting up fallen branches and debris. It was hard work but fortunately Gill had bought a tin of shortbread to keep our energy levels up. We’re really starting to see the area developing into what will be a great woodland environment for the schoolchildren , and it’s a great sense of achievement.

This week we welcomed Karwan and Lee to their first GoodGym session before we ran across town to the Luton Airport Parkway train station. It was a rainy night but the running kept us warm on our outward journey to the station. In the woods opposite the car park there was a large collection of litter and dumped clothes that Gill had spotted on her runs through the area.

We arrived on-site to meet Kevin from ABCD Luton, get kitted out with hoops and pickers and ventured into the woods where a handy shopping trolley because our shuttle for heavy bags and bulky items to the collection pile.

With a large team the large mess was sorted out really quickly, we made a huge pile for collection by the council and then set off for the second half of our run, back to the Galaxy for a cool down stretch.

There was a great turn out from GoodGym at FoodCycle today. With four of us in the cooking team and three in the hosting team this evening we served 42 guests plus 8 takeaways . It was great team work and effort from everyone as always. Thank you everyone for making people around happy 😊 On today’s menu was: Starter Crushed potato with cheesy dip Main Spaghetti 🍝 bolognese

Dessert Gills heavenly Queen of pudding (set custard , fruit , meringue)

Gill was a solo GoodGymer this afternoon at High Town Baptist Church. Her mission - to clean out the store room for FoodCycle and then, with a large tub of hot water, clean down all the crates and shelving. Then he set to sorting out the out of date food before doing a stock take and organising everything back on the shelves. Unfortunately she was so busy she forgot to take an "after" photo to show the difference .

Today letter pick went well.we worked together to clean up the area . It was encouraging to see how much of a difference a small group can make in a short amount of time. People passing by were positive and appreciative, which made the effort feel even more worthwhile. Overall, it was a productive and rewarding session, and we’re proud of what we achieved together.

This was week 3 of the Tub2Pub challenge and we are still managing to find empty chocolate tubs. No... it's not that we're eating all these chocs, but managing to find empty tubs at work, with family and friends. Gill, Nuriya and Omar took a walk up to the Jolly Topers on Tuesday after completing a kitchen cleaning task. Ella collected a lot of tubs from her work and dropped them off at the Biscot Mill on her way home on Thursday. Laura was next , and took a trip to The Tawny Owl in Bletchley on Saturday after completing Park Run. Sunday's delivery was made by Abulrahman, Mohammed and Teklay who were joined by Omar, Gill and Nuriya in the park and walked up to Biscot Mill balancing their tubs on their heads - as an additional challenge to see who could walk the furthest before tumbling their tubs! While Lucie did a solo walk to the Jolly Toppers .