Goodgym twitchers were out in force for this years RSBP Big Garden Bird Watch.

Members from across the country took an hour out of their weekend to count birds in their gardens, local parks and green spaces. It seems a lot of curious pets got in on the action too although the dogs were not quite as interested as the cats!!

From London to Leicester and as far north as Manchester many birds (and squirrels) were counted including:

Robin, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Crow, Jackdaw, Parakeet, Coal Tit, Blackbird, Red Kite, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Woodpecker, Great Tit, Sparrow!

Its great to see such a diversity of birds and we hope this data helps the RSPB to continue to protect these fabulous creatures!

(If you have done your birdwatch but not yet registered, feel free to add yourself or let me know and I can add you).

10 amazing Goodgymers helped at Age UK Leicester by sorting, sizing, tagging and hanging bags of donated clothes to be ready for the shop floor. Everyone got stuck in with a few pro’s among the group who are very familiar with the task, especially Lindsay, Jimmy and Stu who visited last week!

Our help was much appreciated by the Staff at Age UK especially Abby who kept us stocked up with clothes to sort, we filled 4 rails today! They were also very grateful for the donations Sarah, Dawn and Lynn brought along after their New Year sorting.

Great to see Samir has a new bike, Jimmy’s first question was his concern about its safety (reminding me of the times Jimmy used to lock my bike with his beeping alarm). I did wish that Stu had bought a new jacket, it really suited him!

Shout out to Lindsay and Lynn who want to take up the task force training to keep Leicester going from strength to strength with more the merrier Task force members.

Fantastic efforts everyone and great to see so many familiar faces keep up the great work and have a lovely weekend.

GoodGymers across the borough had a new year sort-out, finding things they no longer wanted or needed to find a new home.

Clothes, books, and inexplicably a pair of potato mashers were all bagged up ready to donate to nearby charity shops - a win-win scenario!