It was almost not raining, and then only drizzly mizzly on the 15 GoodGymmers who artived in Queen Square for a lovely Group Run or Walk.

Not only were Gaia and Genevieve back for a second deed, Will and Seb were the first to arrive for their very first visits to GoodGym - we hope to see you both again very soon, in your matching outfits!

The runners outnumbered the walkers this week and 9 GoodGymmers were sandwiched between Run Leaders Vaguely Northern Darren and Richard B as they set off to St Werburgh's Community Centre and the four walkers set about hunting litter on a walk across the city centre.

The runners navigated the flooded subway via the handily-placed Bricks of Dryness (BoDs) and set about tidying the play area in St Werburghs. We definitely didn't touch the plant that had the 'Do not touch' sign on it, but we did clear all of the soil, remove the weeds, and tidy toys up, as requested.

Meanwhile, litter-picking and tidying were happening on the walk up to and around Brunswick Square and, once that was tidier, through parts of the Cemetery where Richard G, Jason and Frances were introduced to the wonders of Renée and Renata by Melanie. The 80s were odd.

The rain kept off as we gathered under the suspension bridge. The tide was high but we did not want to go home. Armed with pickers we made great progress clearing the grassy verges and the sidewalk. Finds of the day were a very small plastic dog, a paddle and funnel. We gathered the rubbish near the collection area. Then off to the garden centre cafe to sample the lovely home made food. A great morning with amazing GG and Mark to really help keep this iconic area clean. 👏

Terrible pun and photos this week🤣. This week we bagged more manure. 4 hearty bags for the farm to sell to the public. We also clipped the nettles in the paddocks to keep them from becoming thorny and harming the animals feet. Also, the bindweed was wrestled with. Amazing job as always everyone. A lovely morning 👏

A lovely day greeted the GG team. We tackled a variety of tasks. Weeding around the sides of the cafe and returning the pebbles to the infamous pit of everlasting task giving. We also filled 2 more bags of manure for the farm to sale to the public. A final photo by the rabbit pen with the resident cat and we were off on our daily adventures. Proper job 👏

A lovely sunny day welcomed team GG today. we tackled the front section that is very visible to users of this wonderful community space. With a selection of our favourite tools we sliced through the weeds and barrowed the weeds up to compost. An exceedingly good cake of a task. A final picture by the cherry blossom and artichokes and we were on our way. proper job👍