It’s springtime on the farm and that means there’s a lot to do, as ever! 3 Good Gymmers and Farm Manager, Gemma, started off by mucking out the sheep pen. This is home to 9 very pregnant ewes. Once we had cleaned their living quarters, we took the manure and dirty hay round to the compost where it will decay before being bagged up and sold in the Farm Shop. Then we just had time to de-weed one of the paths before taking the ferrets out for their daily exercise. This was a lot of fun as they are very inquisitive creatures. We will be back in 2 weeks and hope to see lots of newborn lambs!

GoodGym Bromley (soon to be GG Crystal Palace 👀) were on top form tonight for some fence brushing, helping out the magnificent Friends of Cator and Alexandra Parks before freshening up the kids' play area fences.

We met at the Bridge House as per. Cat's Q of the day; Cook or be cooked for, and what is your meal of choice? Be cooked for obvs?

It was just a short jog down the hill to the park where we nailed the timing as Millie swerved round the kerb to meet us.

Brushes at the ready we flicked off lichen, flaky paint, slugs. You name it, we brushed it.

We completed a serious chunk in our 45 mins or so and stopped off for a quick snap with some pigeons before heading back for stretches.

Nice to see everyone. Shout-out to Cat for leading. Next week, it's decided, it's going to be the first GoodGym Crystal Palace group run.

On a sunny February morning, 6 Good Gymmers arrived at the Farm. After a quick briefing and check on the newly born lambs, we set to work moving some large wooden planks from one end of the farm to the other to help with the construction of the new sleepers. This was a strong upper body workout and we tested a full range of lift and carry techniques, including whether use of a wheelbarrow was helpful or not? After about an hour of strong physical effort, we were rewarded with time spent feeding the pigs, calves and goats. It was a great work out. Special mention to Matthew for completing his first Good Gym mission! We will be back next weekend to carry on the mission.

Late winter is all about keeping on top of the basic maintenance when it comes to green spaces, and after a few months away from Beckenham Green, three GoodGym heroes headed over today to do exactly that 🦸

We met Ian, the leader of the Friends of the Green group, who asked us to:

• scrape some soil that had accumulated in a trough on a path, creating a slippery environment for path users
• clear leaves and soil from the path edge, helping to make it look more kept.

Laura and new GoodGymer Ville joined me in making light work of the above tasks, and it shows how just one hour of work can make a huge difference to these vital public spaces.

We'll return at the start of April for a more Spring-like session :)