We Were 'Branching Out' Tonight

It’s been a good while since we were down at the Wishing Well working on the garden and the raised beds, so it was a pleasure to be back there tonight and helping with some of the preparations for getting it nice and tidy and ready for the nicer weather.

It was wonderful to welcome Goodgym First Timer - Andy tonight. It was great to have you Andy and we really hope that you enjoyed your first Goodgym task with us. Great running by the way – you made it look effortless! It was also wonderful to have Phil back with us tonight – it was lovely to see you and catch up on life and all things you've been up to!!

We had a short warmup before splitting into our two groups. Karen, Andy, Maurice, Phil & Nicola did a circular route from Jubilee House (ensuring that we went down broad street and not up it - did I actually just confess to that, lol!), down past the crematorium and then back up through the town centre and back. It was a chatty run and mostly dry too (maybe the occasional drop of rain but nothing to write home about!). Nigel took a slightly shorter walking route and was back at base at pretty much the same time we were.

Back at Jubilee house and we set to work with the task at hand. Tonight, we had to clear some rubbish from the garden area and pile it into the skip. With many hands, it was light work, and we soon had the skip filled – I think we could have filled a second skip to be honest! We disturbed a few spiders and saved a few snails along the way. The weather stayed mostly dry but we all got soggy feet as the grass was so long..... so there was only one thing for it….. we HAD to got to the pub and dry off! Needs must….

We had a lovely social chat at the pub, enjoyed a drink a few snacks and put the world to rights before heading home.

It was another lovely Goodgym evening spent in the lovely company of wonderful people doing something good for our community.

You’re all incredible. Well done for another successful task. Total superstars! Have the best week and a wonderful Easter!

Love & hugs, Nicola xxx