Despite the icey start to the day and the cancellation of ParkRun - a little bit of chilly weather was not enough to put off our two intrepid GoodGymers this morning. This was a plogging task, with a good run out to Warden Hills nature reserve - where David had promised there would be lots to do. And he didn't disappoint. This beautiful area had obviously been host to Party Central, as there was a fire pit and littered around it all sorts of empty drinks cans and snack packets. Running with a litter hoop had been interesting, but we were glad of them and David's new fold up litter pickers which he magically produced from his back pack. And we were all set for some serious litter picking. So much so that we each filled three bags with cans, bottles and all sorts. It was good to see the impact we made on the area, before carrying our swag bags down the hill. Thank goodness we weren't expected to run with them back to the park, but left them ready for collection by the Council next week.

Although we were expecting 4 or 5 GoodGym volunteers at High Town Church today, there was one solitary GoodGymer who turned up to deep clean the kitchen. Working solo, Gill donned her rubber gloves and got stuck in to giving the kitchen a spring clean. She wiped the grime off the top of cupboards, then emptied them all so she could give them a good clean inside and out. There was a certain thrill at being able to organise the contents as it was all put away again, and although she was on her own, Gill managed to get all the cupboards and drawers cleaned and reorganised. Hopefully we will be able to get a small team out next week to complete the other half of the kitchen and get it all looking sparkly and clean.