One by one we arrived at the Canal Club Community Garden on Waterloo Gardens this evening.

The garden and surrounding areas of the community centre has become something of a local hub for growing, relaxing - and getting stuck into outdoor projects.

The centre itself is well-used hub that runs a wide range of local activities from youth projects to gardening and cookery workshops, with the garden being an important part of the centre.

After a quick hello and a look around, task owner Sally briefed us on tonight’s gardening tasks.

Dividing into three teams we made a start clearing the overgrown borders, weeding the paving stones and picking litter.

GoodGymers braved thistles, nettles, bugs and all manner of weeds in tidying up this pretty garden.

Our workout was completed with a few trips carrying full bags of nettles, weeds and soil to the bin lock-up around the corner.

To top it all off, we were treated to homemade lemon drizzle cake, fresh coffee and - for some – a brief dip in the small pool in the cherry tree garden...

Sally was the best task owner and host. What a lovely night.

Next week, we’re Limehouse-bound…

And just in – Rue’s speed session in Victoria Park this Thursday!

Have a good week!

Had a great time finally the garden is back on track... shrubs pruned, borders weeded, lawn strimmed and all green waste moved to an approved collection point.

We still found time for a quick cuppa and a chat, Mrs M was reminiscent of days gone by when families would write to each other on a regular basis and how children would treasure the books they received each Christmas. I can relate to that myself.

Nice warm evening for some light weeding for Miss M. She wanted weeds removing from front and back garden , armed with gloves and hoe it was not too big s job and weeds all removed in about an hour.

As July comes to a warm and sunny end, this evening saw 12 GoodGymers arriving at the Cranbrook Community Centre. A well-used, much loved asset on the Cranbrook Estate, the Centre's cared for by longstanding task owners Janet and Eileen.

Welcoming Caterina and Frankie to their first GoodGym, and Kirsti to her first Tower Hamlets GoodGym, we headed to the tool box to select our instruments for tonight’s task.

Everyone got stuck in straight away. Some of the GoodGymers worked in pairs, others on their own, all tackling a variety of jobs.

Hedges were trimmed, leaves cleared from garden borders, and litter picked.

The notice boards at the front of the centre were cleared of rose bushes, so locals passing by can see more easily the activities taking place at the centre.

As 8pm approached, the team headed around the corner to start cutting back trees hanging over the pavement!

A tidy, cared-for environment that helps to make the centre feel welcoming, our efforts in the garden were much appreciated this evening.

After posing for that all-important group pic, we headed out to the Mace Street wall for our Monday stretching session. A great end to an absolutely brilliant night.

Next week, we’re headed to the Canal Club Community Garden for gardening, cake and swimming…

Until then.

...was the one item that Ms K had forgotten to write on this afternoon's short list, so I added it quickly in my best handwriting before heading to Sainsbury's. A quick diversion to Tesco across the busy road for a tub of vanilla ice cream and it was soon all done, and I was back to catch up about Wimbledon and the demise of the Asda at Stepney Green with the always friendly Ms K, whom I hadn't seen in quite a while.

Made quite an impact today....

Got to Mrs M's in good time, and managed to cut back the shrubs to a reasonable leve, which really opened up the space making her smashing garden look much bigger.

Quite a while was spent cutting back and snipping the offcuts down to size to fill the bags but we'll worth the effort.