Ian, Hannah, Ruro, Shelley and Ingrid welcomed Jenna and Natasha for their first GoodGym session. Ruro's mum, a keen gardener, also joined us. It was a beautiful day at Coombe Wood Gardens and Pam welcomed us along with her group of volunteers.

We were split into groups to tackle the various tasks which included working in the vegetable garden to clear nettles, plant potatoes and install fencing to prevent deer eating the produce. In the main garden, a section of bedding was tidied up and mulched.

Pam then gave us an informative session on propagation including repotting Begonia seedlings, taking cuttings and sowing sunflowers.

Ruro, Shelley, Peter and Ingrid met volunteer Pam for our first visit to Coombe Wood Gardens. Pam gave us a tour of the gardens and showed us the impressive work done so far.

Our first job was to move wood chippings to create paths, we had to barrow the chippings up hill so it gave us a good workout and warmed us up as, although the sun was out, it was a bit chilly.

Next we cleared a bed where grasses had been cut down, filling large bags which we dragged down to the gate for green waste collection.

Our last job was to scrape the edges of the paths, sweeping up the dirt and leaves.

Finally we went to the cafe which is handily situated in the gardens and had a well earned coffee.

The group were greeted at the Croydon Refugee Day Centre by Simon, who informed us of the tasks for the day.

We welcomed Danielle to her first session and also Khai, who was visiting from Greenwich GG.

After a busy day at the centre, the first task was to collect the empty coat hangers from the racks. The second task was to label and hang clothing items. The team completed this swiftly and asked for another task! The third task was to sort children's hats and leggings by size. The final task was a game of clothes rail Tetris, to move all of the clothing rails and boxes into a tiny store cupboard.

Well done team!