Woke up to a lovely bright cold sunny morning and toddled over to Ms J house literally a street away.

Ms J was trying to get a doctor’s appointment so we phoned and asked for a call back.

Then we could get to the task in hand, writing a shopping list: Sausages, Bread, Eggs, Malt loaf, …thinking these are all good breakie items then we got to more practical items…. Bleach and loo rolls!!!

So I pottered off to a couple of shops and returned Ms J shopping bag with goodies, all before starting work!

It was a cold November evening and many of us met at the task wrapped up in as many layers as possible. Sophie, Sallyann and Aatefa braved the cold and ran to the task. Here we met Khan who asked us to do some targetted weeding and litter picking. We formed into different groups. Miriam took on weeding the tree; Sophie and Jit (a very warm welcome Jit) took on weeding at the bottom of the community garden. Heetu took on weeding the perimeter. While Sallyann, Bekah, Aatefa, Craig, and I took on litter picking and clearing some rubbish. During the litter pick we found some interesting items including a bath, some cups and interestingly a bag of lentils. Aatefa and I continued to litter pick the area while the others went to support with weeding. Heetu and Craig made light work of tidying the weeds around the garden - making the entraceways look much neater. We posed for a photo and tried our best to show our goodgym tshirts. We also realised it had an interesting light, not too far off from the colour of the lentils we'd found earlier. During the weeding we learnt that Jit grows his own fruit and veg and knows quite a bit a about weeds. Excellent knowledge to have as I, for one, am often unsure. We also found out he is a writer so we were all talking about reports for Goodgym - we hope to read your first report soon Jit. Well done everyone for an excellent job on a cold November evening. Congratulations also to Craig on the 15th task!

Abergele was the lovely destination this time for goodgym to tackle another 5km and 10km race.

Sallyann and Vikky arrived early for the 5km and after a quick dabble in the arcades, headed off to do their 5kms. Soon after, the 10 kers arrived ( Eleanor, Bekah, Liam and Laura) just in time to watch Sallyann finish in the bright morning sun. We all gathered together soon after to greet each other and congratulate the race finishers. Despite being an organised double race, it wasn't a huge event which meant it had a calmer atmosphere which we all appreciated. And despite the chilly air temperature, the bright sun meant we could warm our backs in the sun (and some even found it too warm for running!).

The 10km race soon started and we all set off at our own paces. While Bekah and Liam were seasoned runners, it was Laura's first 10km in several years and Ellie's first! We ran along the seafront to the sound of seabirds and waves until a rather steep (and surprise) hill! Not long after was the turning point which meant runners at the front could high five those running the opposite direction which was a nice uplift on a long run. The 10kers all finished the race within the dreaded 1.5 hour cut off time and everyone was pleased with their result.

In the meantime, Sallyann and Vikky were enticed into the arcades once more and became well acquainted with the 2p machine, so much so that they managed to win a bunch of tickets! Unfortunately this was only enough for a fraction of a small fluffy key ring so they kindly donated them to a family with a young child nearby. Luckily aftwards there was still time to snap some photos of the 10kers as we neared the finish line.

After collecting medals and discussing the course, we headed out together to Llandudno for a well deserved lunch. We had a quick (and notably uphill) walk round the sites before choosing our favourite Welsh cafe for a delicious lunch. Afterwards we parted ways and went in various car shares back home for some R&R till next year!

Made my way over to Miss P in Kirkdale who has been struggling with her health

Then after a little chat we tried to get a lock working for her shed door but we did not have the correct key.

So we took some final bags and checked them to ensure all the items were for tip including the mattress topper!

A very short visit but resolved final bags of rubbish and left shed clearer to enter and easier to find items.

In the lovely dry dark night four of us ran from suitcases to Everton Park Community Gardens meeting some others at the task.

John from Everton park explained that we needed to dismantle a bed into another as they needed to make space for the building to be extended.

Inside the current building de-wallpapering was required of a previous mystic blue art design from an open evening that John hosts at the gardens. Therefore Sallyann and Amina had to test various concoctions to determine which was most effective at demystifying the art paper. They concluded that good soaking and elbow grease was the answer.

While de-bedding the whole team tried to crack the nut stuck in the side of the bed but the de-screwing tool refused to take purchase and we decided more light needed to be shed on this stubborn nut!

Meanwhile Amina and Sallyann had removed several layers of wallpaper and agreed to continue the task in the new year.
Checkout the earliest session on JANUARY 11th 2027 which will lift the curfew on Everton usual opening sessions!

Bidding a fond farewell and goodnight to the beds at Everton for 2026 xxx

In broad daylight, in Broadgreen, broadly speaking, a broad-spectrum herbicide was called for to tackle the ubiquitous Broad Leaf Dock.

I got to Ms C’s and she said that she wanted the flags cleared so that the area could be maintained. I set about the job with my trowel but this plant was so deep rooted, so persistent, I gave myself a blister on my palm trying to dig it out. I thought, what is this beast of a plant? So, I googled it and it was the broad leaf dock…

‘Root System: A deep, resilient taproot that can reach up to 1.2 to 1.5 meters underground. [1, 2]’ check!

‘Considered an aggressive or injurious weed’ Check!

The dock was my enemy and I went to war. The hour and half went quickly as each root was a mini mission. I cleared grasses and other weeds too. I think I achieved the goal of clearing the flags but Ms C’s garden is quite vast so another visit is probably required to tame the brambles and grasses.