Stephen did his fitness leader training last week so it was lovely for me to be able to sit back and relax as he led our run this evening to a new task for us - supporting Bromley Mencap by moving some heavy wooden sleepers.

We met in The Glades and had a 2km jog to Norman Park where we met Tim as well as Caroline and Louise from Bromley Mencap and we cracked straight on.

The sleepers had been sat in a shipping container for a while, so a few spiders took a ride to the sleeper destination.

They will eventually be used as some big vegetable beds which the community can use and enjoy out the front of Mencap's building.

Nice work everyone, and cheers Stephen for taking the lead 🙌

We made our way to South East London Mind last night to help the centre get its therapy garden shipshape for service users to enjoy.

We were quickly set to work:

• James, Mark and Njck built four planters in record time
• Catherine, Fi and I de-weeded some raised beds and got a horticultural education in the process
• Tim got his hands on the litter pickers and made sure that no crisp packet was spared
• David and James cleared the car park of leaves and other hazards

After about 40 minutes of GoodGyming we ran back to base via Kent House for some wall sits and finished with a sprint finish up the hill to the Bridge House. David proved victorious on this occasion but I have a feeling James will be wanting a re-run soon!

Once we’d figured out how to follow a tricky Step 1 in the instruction booklet, Mark and I worked as speedily as possible to assemble Mr P’s spacious sideboard. As flat pack challenges go, this was pretty straightforward – although more than once, we had a ‘two heads are better than one’ moment as we concentrated on completing the many steps without making mistakes. Mr P chatted to us as we tackled the task and it was a pleasure to hear the excitement in his voice as his new piece of furniture took shape.

After an hour-and-a-half, we had the framework standing solidly on its legs and had mastered the drawer-construction technique. Another GoodGym visit will be needed to finish off the six drawers and add handles, then job done!

On a very wet Sunday morning Mark and I headed over to Betts Park to help out the Friends to keep the park looking lovely!

Thankfully the rain help off whilst we worked on an area that needed some TLC. We pulled out lots of tall weeds where they start the tours of Betts Park. That's right, they offer tours!

They says you only get one first impression! A job well done ✅️