An intrepid duo of Charlotte and Fran met at St Peter's in the Forest Churchyard to help with some much needed maintenance. As the name suggests, it's a beautiful location, midway between Walthamstow and Snaresbrook, surrounded by protected woodlands. The churchyard has recently been part of the Walthamstow art trail and some of the exhibits are still there for visitors to see. Nearly all the work in the churchyard is done by volunteers, and it's a large site so there is plenty to get stuck into!

Anita, one of the volunteers explained the task - to tidy up a big patch of brambles and weeds surrounding their memorial garden. She supplied us with gloves and shears, and left us to it. Within the hour we had managed to make a noticeable difference to the unwieldly patch, sustaining bug bites and nettle stings to validate our efforts! Next time, hopefully with a few more people, we can make even more of an improvement, and tame the wilderness into a place that both humans and animals can enjoy! (PS: forgot to take any photos, so attached is proof of leg bites instead!)

Rain may have stopped play for outdoor tidying and major tasks but that meant the indoors could get a good clean in preparation for the next pop-up café.

Fran’s first ever GoodGym task was really appreciated by the Friends of Eastville Park and we had a good old natter about life, the universe and everything - she’s only been in Bristol for a week!