Another pleasant evening in our early summer saw five Goodgymmers greeted by a blast of crooner classics outside the Mercury theatre. After a casual stroll to the high st we met Pam and got to work clearing the flower beds, with a few different challenges to meet.

There was preserving some flowers, removing others and then removing the weedy soil altogether, limited by bags and their weight. Some chat about archeology as we discovered how deep those flower beds go, sadly nothing but glass shards uncovered by our team.

Following the task we loaded up Pam's car (after she demonstrated her impressed strength!) then unloaded them at her home too, a thorough job that will need a follow up soon.

Join us next week for some post-task drinks in town!

On a pleasant sunny Sunday morning, 8 GoodGymers, plus families, helped to cheer on, encourage and keep safe 98 young runners as they completed two laps of Old Heath Rec. It was lovely to meet Damon (with my sincere apologies for doubting your existence) and Alice for the first time.

It was great to then have time to catch up while sitting in the sun / running after young children.

Look at for another opportunity to marshal the Junior Park Run again soon as they are always very grateful for our support.

... to make a clean come true! A small but mighty team carried out our litterpick task. Good work Frazerand Ella! As always the highlight was the topics of conversation we managed to cover which included (in no particular order): the pros and cons of AI (standard), New Years eve pre- and post-children and who the latest legend of Balkerne hill is...

Until next time!