Out bright and early to lend a hand at the weekly Morden parkrun, marshalling.

This morning we attended tne Dons Local Action Group networking breakfast which was a great way to connect with some of the local community. We even had an impromptu moment on the mic, where we shared a brief few words about what we do.

We chatted with old contacts and made some great new connections, even picking up a couple of exciting potential requests for help! It was particularly encouraging to find that far more people have heard about GoodGym than when we attended last year.

Huge thanks to the Dons Local Action Group for hosting, it was a truly worthwhile start to the day!

This week we returned for another home mission, supporting Mrs R with her garden. We were thrilled to arrive and see a real difference in the garden already, as Mrs R had been out doing some tidying herself. It's clear that the energy and motivation our visits provide are truly making an impact! This session, we focused on another challenging area, working hard to tackle stubborn brambles and other prickly plants. Our goal was to clear more space and make the area more manageable for Mrs R going forward.

GoodGym Merton have been supporting Merton Garden Streets with a flexible mission: delivering bags of bulbs across the Raynes Park and South Wimbledon areas. Fitting in and around our members' schedules we've been making deliveries whilst on our morning runs, a lunchtime walks, or simply dropping off the bags while out on another errand. A huge thank you to the team who put the "bloom" in South Wimbledon and Raynes Park! It’s fantastic to support this initiative and help the community grow while getting those good deeds logged. We can’t wait to see the colourful results of our efforts next spring!

Following a busy distribution session, the team worked quickly getting through everything in record time! The only thing slowing us down was finding a home for the seemingly endless crates of bread!

This evening’s service welcomed 29 guests. The hosting team ran everything smoothly, while the cooking team prepared and served three delicious courses. Guests enjoyed a goats’ cheese and cauliflower parcel with salad to start, followed by tomato and garlic spaghetti for the main course, and finished with poached pear, custard, and plum sauce for pudding.