A lively crew gathered this evening at the house supported by Turning Tides Homelessness charity for a front-and-back-garden spruce-up—and two big celebrations!

🎉 Ryan’s Fantastic 50! Ryan marked his 50th good deed in classic style, confidently wielding a power tool to give the shrubs a stylish trim. Ricky followed close behind with rake in hand, sweeping up every last bit of debris.

🎂 Happy Birthday, John! Birthday boy John spent the evening on his knees weeding the front beds—joined for a cheerful catch-up by Sarah and a quick hello from Tamsin.

🌱 Welcome Back Team! After a busy summer away, Mel and Paul returned with energy . Mel tackled the clearing, while Paul focused on precision pruning, transforming the front garden’s look in no time.

🚴‍♀️ Barbara’s Back from Kenya! Fresh from an epic cycle trek in Kenya 🇰🇪, Barbara rejoined the group, sharing a teaser of her adventures (we can’t wait to hear more!).

💪 Resident Power! House resident Adrian grabbed the strimmer and made quick, efficient work of the back garden—what a star!

To round off the evening, we headed to the pub to raise a well-earned glass to John’s birthday and present Ryan with his 50-task memory frame. Cheers to community, milestones, and gardens that look as good as we all felt! 🌿🍻

3 GoodGymers together with a local recruit set their Sunday alarms early to arrive at 8 am at the Littlehampton 10k ready to assist in registration and giving out medals.

Many thanks to Barbara, Daisy and Stéphane for giving up their lie in to help out. Barbara also recruited Rachel to help too which turned out to be super useful.

By all accounts it proved to be very windy and very busy.

Daisy ended up helping out with water whilst the others concentrated on medals.

Thank you all on a great job done 🙌🙏

A Visit to Margaret’s Care Home

This week’s bi-weekly visit to Margaret at her care home saw El, Roxy and Barbara lending a hand in the communal garden.

Armed with gloves and plenty of enthusiasm, the team got stuck into some deadheading and weeding to help keep the garden looking neat and flourishing. Margaret was there to share her company and encouragement, and together everyone took time to admire the bursts of colour now brightening up the space.

It was a lovely hour of gentle gardening, cheerful conversation, and teamwork – proof that even a little care goes a long way in keeping the garden thriving and enjoyable for all the residents.