We had a ball of an evening

The shocking weather definitely put off a few people but we still had 18 hardcore GoodGymers who wouldn't let the weather defy them.

A big welcome to Zahra and Abdlrahman who were doing their 1st good deeds with us.

Well done to Jennifer J for completing her 10th good deed!

To try and stay dry for as long as possible (except for those who ran to The Forum) we did a warm up inside then headed out on the wet, but at least short, 1.5km each-way run to Ellacombe Care Home, the 1st time we'd visited them.

Several residents had stayed up to meet us and we got a game of Boccia (pronounced bot-cha) out. We split everyone into two teams (red and blue) and that kept us occupied for a good 40-45 minutes. It was close all the way... I can't actually remember which team won in the end!!

Many people scored a '100' although Katy's was most impressive as it went straight in the hole without bouncing.

Not all residents wanted to play the games so some of the GoodGymers just sat and chatted to them, which was lovely to see.

For the residents, it was great for them to be able to have so much company and fun for an evening. In fact, I think some of them would have been happy to play Boccia until midnight if we could have stayed that late.

Next week is a much longer run (no walk option) as we visit Bowthorpe Care Village to erect a chicken shed and help create a memorial garden.