We had a brilliant visit back to Recyke Y Bike last night where we have been doing jobs and helping to prepare a new office space for the past few months.

The team at this great charity are always so happy to see us and they always give us great things to do.

Louise B and Charlotte swept and cleared the outdoor alleyway

Louise L, Holly and Aimee filled holes in the wall and glossed windowsills

Darren and Chris dismantled furniture and carried it down to the workshop

Miranda moved bikes, swept and made inner tube bats for Halloween decorations (this amongst our favourite random tasks ever!)

The time really flew by last night with great displays of team work and individual effort, and again it was brilliant to look back and see the difference we had made.

Big shout out to Aimee on a double community mission day yesterday- kudos!

After four months of stewing in lockdown, nine GoodGymers made a return for a slice of the berry fun pie that is Jesmond Community Orchard! We welcomed Joanne for her first GG task, as she joined Aimee, Dan,Eleanor, Holly, Katie, Louise, Sam Thomas and me to get going on the activities set by task owner Fiona.

Sam and Tom got busy constructing a new container for the leafmould out of wire and Katie was in charge of "renovating" the bug hotel (which is now more than 5*), whilst Joanne sorted out the raised beds and weeded along with Eleanor. Dan and Louise weeded the cordons, Aimee and Holly planted the strawberry beds and I made an attempt at weaving the willow bower.

We had a break for Orchard-grown plums and a very appleing homemade fruit cake as we surveyed the fruits of our labour. It was a lovely Sunday afternoon task and we willow-nly happily return!

Shortly after, Eleanor, Tom and I headed over to the Town Moor to meet Anji and Charlotte for a fitness task. Led by Anji, we did some warm exercises, followed by a 3k fartlek. We kept up a good momentum as we were chased by Anji on her bike, who was followed shortly by a looming head-height blackcurrant plant that she had for some reason chosen to bring with her - peach to their own! (it was very much ap-peach-iated ;))

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