A leaf of faith

Standing ovation for this pun from Debbie first of all!

We had one of those timed-to-perfection nights at our group run last night as we finished up just as the rain started. I loved the mix of run/walk/cycle last night as we had goodgymers doing all three!

It was brilliant to meet new GoodGymers Eleanor and Andrew along for their first session, and to meet Anthony on his second good deed. They all slotted straight into GoodGym life and really got stuck in.

We linked up with NE1 last night for a Great British Spring Clean task at St Andrew's Church which we later found out is the oldest church in Newcastle, and the last remaining enclosed church yard in the city. If you've ever been to The Gate or headed up Newgate Street, you will have passed this place. Our job was to clear the grounds of as many leaves and fallen branches as we could.

Task owner Pam was super organised and met us ready to get started with bags, pickers, rakes, spades and a leaf blower which we commandeered to Andy in recognition of his first good deed! This was a proper physical workout as we worked in small groups to rake, sweep and stack leaves into bags. You can see the difference we made in just 45 minutes, and we were met by a member of the team from the church who came out to thank us for the efforts we had put in.

With huge thanks to NE1 for a great task!