Mr H was really pleased to see me and asked if I could clear some ivy from his fence. He also wondered if I would be able to squeeze my way into the gap between his shed and fence to get rid of some creepers and a sucker that was growing into the shed. He was very impressed that I managed to get in and had soon removed the offending weeds and sawed through the wannabe tree. Next started in the ivy encrusted fence and he was very pleased with the result, informing me that I was in the premier league for ivy clearance. We joked that I was actually in the Ivy League! What a lovely man, we had some banter and I think he may be asking for some more support from GoodGym.

Goodgym Luton helped the Shri Guru Ravidass Sanghat with their latest cooking class event, at which they aim to bring different communities together. These classes give different groups a chance to meet new people and learn new skills, whilst also giving the participants the opportunity to taste what they've helped to make. This time, there was a fantastic, Daal, Aubergine and Potato curry and some strangely shaped Roti (that may have been my doing) There are more classes soon so hopefully we can support again.

There was a good turn out from GoodGym to join the People's Park Litter Pick this morning, and despite the recent good weather the park wasn't too bad for litter. With the sun shining through the clouds, it was a lovely way to spend an hour so at the start of the weekend. With such a big group it was easy to get the park cleaned up, and by pairing up we were able to sort the litter from recyclables. We are always on the look out for unusual items, and GoodGymer Petros was pleased to find a petrol strimmer that had been discarded under one of the trees.
Well done team, we left the park looking prim (or strim) and proper, and clear of "party balloons" and sharps, tidy and safe for families to relax in over the weekend.

A pun‑stoppable GoodGym Luton crew took on Old Bedford Road tonight, splitting into a speedy running team and a steady walking team to deliver road‑closure notices for Love Luton RunFest. The runners shot off like a first‑class delivery service, racing all the way to the far end before working backwards, while the walkers address‑ed the route from the town centre upwards. House by house, door by door, we letter‑ally posted notices 8n a stamp‑ede, creating a perfect meet‑in‑the‑middle moment where the two teams collided in postal‑union. Royal Mail would be mail‑ancholy they didn’t have speedy mailers like us. A proper GoodGym delivery that proved once again: when Luton needs its notices dropped, we always go the extra mail.

We were so quick we even had time to slip off to the pub for a celebratory drink on a job well done!

Only one GoodGymer at FoodCycle this evening, but Gill did a great job in the kitchen taking sole responsibility for the pudding. Only finding out what ingredients there were when the food delivery arrived she had to be spontaneous in making up a recipe and putting together 5 honey sponge puddings and a delicious mango lemon sauce to accompany.

We had a sunny Sunday morning up at the top of the hill this month as we assisted the Friends of Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill with the monthly litterpick. Pawel joined us too for his first Goodgym session, welcome Pawel!

The spot we were giving our time to this month was beside a footpath that had attracted a lot of casual litter and a bit of fly tipping.

The team of eight collected loads of bags and several large items including a full reclining sofa but there's plenty more to do so we'll be back at this spot again next month!