6 runners met at the Auger Collective space in the Sovereign Centre. It’s a former clothes shop that’s being turned into a community art space and our task was to paint the walls white. Amanda had all the tools we needed and after a couple of hours of painting and a quick tea break, we were done.

It was nice to have ten Goodgymers meet at the care home this month for the quiz ,plus James and Chloe brought Goodgyms new recruit along there baby daughter which was nice to see plus the residents loved to see her.It was nice to be able to have Three teams. I must thank Keith for doing a round which was pub names cricket where if the name of the pub was an animal you had to guess how many legs the animal or animals had,this was fun.In total we had 4 rounds,Keiths round a picture round a spelling round plus a round on sweets.Everyone enjoyed themselves which is what its all about.The scores where very close,The Loose Women had 29, No Idea had 31,but the winners where The Outsiders with 34 so it was all very close.Thank you all for coming along and making it a good evening.

Daryl and Janet met Poppy and Camilla from Creative Kids to help them put up their gazebo, ready for summer clubs. After working out which gazebo we needed from the storage room, we moved it out into the roof of the shopping centre. Then it was a matter of teamwork, with each of us taking a leg and hoisting it into position. Camilla claimed not to know how to put the gazebo up but we soon realised she knew a lot more than she was letting on. After we’d decided on the best height for the kids, we made sure all was clicked into place and added some weights to make sure it didn’t disappear in the wind overnight.

It was time once again for GoodGym’s monthly quiz night at Abbeyfield Wessex—and what a fantastic evening it was! Janet and Keith joined our favourite ladies, The Loose Women. A big warm welcome also goes to Tony, a new resident at Abbeyfield, and to Lea and Daryl, who joined forces with Team The Winners. Caprice stepped up as quizmaster for the evening, and she didn’t go easy on the teams! The quiz featured four lively rounds. We kicked things off with a tasty challenge: Name That Chocolatey British Biscuit. Next came an egg-themed round that cracked a few smiles. Then Caprice really turned up the heat with a round of eight tricky puzzles that had everyone scratching their heads. The night wrapped up with a good old-fashioned general knowledge round. Both teams were brilliant, and it was a tight contest! The Loose Women scored a very respectable 27 points, but it was The Winners who lived up to their name, finishing with an impressive 31 points. It was another great evening filled with fun, laughter, and lovely company. The GoodGymers will be back on Monday, 2nd July, for more quiz-filled fun—this time with Daryl stepping in as quizmaster. We hope to see you there!