Another night of cleaning the buses, but this time the insides! We were very grateful for an almost indoor task since the chilly November weather seems to have finally arrived. We got to work cleaning and polishing the interior patio by particular attention to get all the dirt out of the runners that are used to clip wheelchairs into. This was no easy task and elbow grease a plenty was required! We did such a thorough job on the first bus we only had time to give the second bus a quick going over. The buses are already now to take the children and young people on lots more adventures. We’re sure it won’t be long before our services are required again!

Getting little one used to some litter picking through all the autumn leaves and giving us a great reason to get out of a miserable day.

We found lots of bright coloured rubbish, bit we're sure we will be back when the leaves are gone to find more

A speedy clean up of the Rose Road entrance along Aldermoor Road to make sure it’s looking nice and tidy for families and visitors the centre. Fortunately a friendly cat kept me company in the cold though they were not at all helpful picking up the litter!

A small group of goodgymers came together this evening to help clear an extremely overgrown planter in a local retirement complex.

We have started off by hacking back as much of the brambles on the bottom corner as possible trying to expose as much as we can before we eventually start digging into and removing root structures so wildflowers can be planted.

It was a nice chatty session with lots of thorns to battle but we look forward to coming back soon.

We were very excited to join Lemon and Jinji for their litter pick this month and not just because you get 20% off coffee and cake afterwards. We got to welcome our first Southampton baby to the team and spend time with her lovely mum,Hannah, who we’ve missed while she’s been a bit busy having a baby! We set off to do a loop of the roads around the industrial estate, splitting into two teams to cover different directions. We collected so much litter that people are thrown out of the vehicles along the main roads :( We collected another big bag of cans for the Air Ambulance fundraising. Afterwards we enjoyed a lovely social in the cafe with tea, coffee, sausage rolls, cakes and soup. What more could you want on a Sunday morning?!

Three of us started off with a 2 mile run in the local area in support of the This Girl Can campaign #LetsLiftThe Curfew. When we arrived at the farm we were delighted to meet new GGer Tarek for their first session. We hope to see you back soon! Danni set us to work “edging” the front path which involved cutting back the grass edge and clearing some leaves to make it look tidier. Despite having 5 willing edgers we didn’t quite manage to get all the way along the path as it was sweaty work. We were rewarded for our efforts with an abundance of leftover cake from the farm open day. You can rely on us for a good deed that involves recycling - no cake too small!