It was really cold when I left the house this morning, so cold I almost, for a fleeting instant, changed my mind. But my committed GoodGym heart wouldn't let me. Also, we're only in Autumn and mornings will get much colder than this.

Turned out to be much milder than I'd first thought, especially in the sunshine. Four GoodGymmers braved this (barely) chilling day to help our Friends of Sydney Gardens once again. This week it was weeding the flower beds by the tennis courts. Cosmo, Emily, Nev and Nev were on hand to assist with this.

As usual, the hour went by so quickly and we'd done a huge amount. We are due back for several more visits to the Gardens before the end of the year, prepping for Winter, so please come and join us if you can.

It was all about the compost on Sunday in Alice Park... Richard, Emily and Meyrick got stuck into a compost production line - shovelling, sieving and wheelbarrowing, and then got to build a compost lasagne, layering up leafy bits, cardboard, grass, yum! Then multi tasker Meyrick also worked with Cosmo in the greenhouse, processing compost from tomato plants, ready to be re-used and recycled next year... We finished up with tea and cake to celebrate Meyrick's amazing 200 GoodGym tasks!