Tonight we returned to Aldermoor Farm for a slimy adventure: a slug and snail hunt! Richard greeted us with expert tips on how to track down our slippery targets, and then we were off - headlamps on, eyes peeled, and spirits high. I think it was Ronna that kicked off our hunt, finding the first slug!

Along the way, we were treated to a magical evening soundtrack of hooting owls and even spotted a fox darting through the undergrowth. The hunt itself was full of squeals - some of delight, others of mild horror as slugs emerged from their hiding spots.

Julia and Yujiu proved to be top-tier slug spotters, uncovering some impressively chunky specimens. We also had a fun language exchange, swapping the English and Chinese names for a woodlouse. Beck, a spider 'enthusiast', kept us informed about the eight-legged friends we encountered.

Wilson joined a little later and struck gold, or rather, goo - finding the biggest slug pile of the night nestled on a piece of old fruit. Claire and Sarah bravely stepped in to do the slimy honours of collecting them!

By the end of the evening, we had amassed a glistening pile of slugs and snails - lucky ducks indeed!

A warm welcome to Yujiu, Ronna, and Beck on their first GoodGym session. We hope to see you again soon!

What a fantastic session for our 2nd Birthday celebration as we were back on The Farm which we always enjoy. This time to help clear some weeds and keep everything looking tidy. As the photos will show we did a great job having lots of fun with the sticky plants.
We were very lucky to meet the new additions, Salty and Pepper the miniature horses who have just arrived. There might be the opportunity to run with the horses on another session!

Four early bird (6:45am!!!!!!) GoodGymers met up at Saints on Sunday morning to volunteer with the RunThrough crew for their Southampton 10km race.

It was lovely to see Claire and Phillip back at GG and Claire bought Leon along to volunteer with us. Thankyou for joining us Leon! (1 up) They were all sent off on the course to marshal.

At the Race Village Sarah and Wilson were on the desk handing out race numbers - which got a bit hairy as runners were still turning up after the race had started. Sarah then went on to hand out treats at the finish line and somehow managed to do crowd control at the same time while Wilson handed out the water.

We went 2up at the finish line as fellow GG'er Lauren came running across the finish line! Well done Lauren!

This evening a few of us got together to make some new fairy doors to help brighten up the now old and worn looking ones in situ at Eling tide mill for when we visit on Sunday for the beach clean.

It was a really enjoyable evening flexing our creative muscles and having a good chat and laugh in the process. Wilson put on some cracking tunes for us to enjoy with the delights of Celine Dion and Sia accompanying our creative escapades.

Claire was very adventurous with her use of colour and collaborated beautifully with Wilson on their animal fairy door. Sarah made a very lovely set of animal doors including an owl one which Wilson was very impressed with the colour of!

I got into full on bling and colour mode attacking the doors with many gems and rainbow vibes 🌈

A nice sociable evening and change of pace that will hopefully bring much joy to all use the boardwalk.