Due to the England match we postponed the task to 7:30 and luckily our white knights ensured we did not go to extra time, albeit leaving the winning goal until the 86th minute! So we met up at Wessex ready to weed for an hour. Which is exactly what we did. We made noticeable progress to a small area and Sol made sure she found water to loosen up the soil in some of the flower beds. We had music for the whole time too as there was a fitness class going on in the school hall which made a nice change. Well done everyone!

After the heat thwarted our efforts to deliver leaflets for the Spencer Denney Centre, Didem, Sol and Jess were not going to be defeated. The terrific trio regrouped in Windsor, ready to turn a hot‑weather hold‑up into a cool‑evening success.

We set off to deftly deliver leaflets to homes surrounding the Spencer Denney Centre, spreading the word about their brilliant services and a couple of upcoming fundraising events (see the pictures for more details). In just over an hour, we covered 4km and dispatched around 300 leaflets — all fingers intact, despite a few unexpectedly enthusiastic dogs guarding their letterboxes.

The evening was warm, calm and infinitely nicer than the searing heatwave that had delayed us the week before. Perfect leaflet‑dropping weather at last.

But the night held an extra celebration too: it was Didem's 50th Good Deed. She received her medal and some cake — and we’ll let you decide whether Jess really baked it. When asked about her favourite task so far, Didem chose painting at the Spencer Denney Centre, making it wonderfully fitting that her milestone mission supported them once again.

A heat‑halted task, happily handled — and a milestone marked in style.

I was flying solo at Ray Mill Island this week however after the heatwave the planters and beds needed a good watering so that was the job of the day.

Sue and Karen spend a pleasant morning helping at the Baby Bank. Sue sorted lots of nappies downstairs while Karen did second checks upstairs. A few regular volunteers from other days attended to bolster the numbers so it was good to meet and chat with new people.

Two intrepid Goodgymers braved the tropical sunshine to water the veggies at the community allotment. Sol and Rachel quenched the plants thirst, tied up the tomato plants in the greenhouse and out....very warm work. We were amazed how quickly the beans had grown!! Waterbutts were filled and stray pots tidied away...a little chitter chatter and we departed hoping for cooler days ahead.

Welfare visit for Mrs D