On Thursday we were back at one of our favourite locations and one of Bath's many lovely green spaces, the Alice Park community garden. Firstly, a big well done to Katharine and Michael for attending their first GoodGym task and to Helen and Tanya for completing the run to and from the task! As usual, we were given plenty of jobs to get stuck into, including setting up biting and flags around the garden as part of the decorations for a festival of fun around Bath. Other tasks included constructing two new beanpoles (end results pictured) and digging for some fiendish potatoes that needed removing from the fruit and vegetable patches. We were able to celebrate a good night's work with some chocolates provided by GoodGym's new sponsor Raleigh!

Today was gonna be the day when GoodGym returned to Southcot burial ground. You might call it an "Oasis" in the heart of Bath, full of bluebells and other wildflowers among the gravestones.

Our task was to remove the ivy from the wall and restore it to its "morning glory". The site is looked after by Bath Preservation Trust who were very clear about its dangers. Although the plant looks attractive, one website describes it as "one of the most pernicious, nasty and destructive of the invasive plants." Left unchecked, its rootlets burrow into masonry, weakening it and eventually causing it to collapse.

Gloved up and armed with loppers, we took on the green enemy, ripping it from the stone and throwing it to the rest of the team who wheeled it away to add to a growing pile. With the help of Colin from BPT we achieved quite a transformation - as you can see from the before and after photo.

"And all the roads that lead you there were winding..." Special mention should go to Liza and Jer for completing the group run to the mission.

"And by now, you should've somehow realised what you gotta do..." And a GoodGym welcome to Liza, Caroline and her dog Bosley for their first session. You've gotta "Roll with it!".

Apologies to Liam and Noel Gallagher for the dreadful puns!