6 Goodgymmers assembled in Holyport at the People to Places car park, right next to our other good friends, The Baby Bank. Dave our task owner let us know we'd be washing the outsides of 4 minibuses with brushes, sponges and a hose, which we later found out was a "lethal weapon" when it came to soaking fellow Goodgymmers.

We knew we only had an hour so set to work with the aim of taking only 15 minutes on each minibus. We do like a challenge at Goodgym!

During the session Dave told us lots of good information about the charity since this was our first mission helping them and they do lots of amazing work in the community so it was great to be able to support them and I am sure we will continue to do so.

We naturally settled into a system with each of us taking responsibility for different areas to wash, with a bit of rotation each time we switched to a new bus, and we swiftly learned that both Sara and Rachel are very trigger happy when it came to being on hose duty! Some of us came away very soggy (with Sara and Rachel wondering why they were so dry!) but it was a sign that we'd done a good job and Dave was really happy with what we managed to achieve. There was lots of fun and laughter as always.

Well done everyone!

Eight goodgymers made their way to the Riverside family hub to remove weeds and small shrubs from the area. There was lots of tugging, cutting back and scooping of leaves. The time flew by as many hands made light work! A fun evening with lots of chatting and catching up of news. Rachel generously shared her birthday Celebration sweets to celebrate a job well done! Also well done to Jen who completed 115 skips as part of her 100 a day challenge for charity!

Tonight’s GoodGym mission in Maidenhead was a sandy one! While beach cleans aren’t exactly common around here, this one came with a twist—we weren’t cleaning the beach, we were removing it.

A couple of months ago, we helped create the pop-up beach for Norden Farm’s summer festivities. But with autumn creeping in and flip-flops firmly back in storage, it was time to bid farewell to the sandpit!

Shifting 13 tonnes of sand is no small feat—and definitely tougher than laying it out in the first place! But the GoodGym crew rose to the challenge. With teamwork, grit, and sandy socks, we helped the Norden Farm staff make a serious dent in the dunes. There’s still a bit left to tackle, but the bulk of the beach has officially been packed away.