Seven Goodgymmers, Caprice, Millie, Sophie, Eleanor, Janet, Keith and Lea joined Ruth inside St Augustin’s church tonight. The planned work outside wasn’t going to happen with buckets (of rain) coming down! No washing walls this time but scraping pillars… the peeling paint as well as salt crystals needed to be removed, so that the pillars will dry out better. Then they can be painted at a later stage. Lots of scraping meant lots of dust…. James to the rescue. Eh what? James could unfortunately not make it, so when Eleanor heard Lea say: “Well done James”, she got a bit confused. Turned out Lea was praising Henry’s cousin James, also in the hoovering business! Eh, right 🤔🤣! And then Caprice and James joined forces to attack more dust… Anyway, with dust collected as well as spiders webs, lots of leaves and a pine cone (?), but no mice running around this time, the church and Ruth are happily awaiting our return as there is lots more to do for the hardworking Goodgymmers group!! Thanks everyone for your hard work.

Daryl, Eleanor,and Janet meet at the Brewhouse for the short run across the Town to St Peters Church where we meet Milly, Sophie and Emma.We soon set to and started the Litter Pick the main word i kept hearing was how clean it is but we still managed to fill two black bin bags full of litter some very random items where found Eleanor found a Crystal ball,Janet found a pair of pants with a peach print on it and a Jumper,Daryl found an old Syrup of figs bottle . It was great to see every one brave the cold windy evening for this great task Keeping the town center church grounds clean, i look forward to seeing you all on the next task.

Eight Goodgymers meet at the Cafe at Slades farm plus Lea brought a friend along thank you so much for Bringing him along we must get him signed up. We where meet by Martha the Task owner from Talbot Village Trust who gave us an overview of the Trust which was very interesting to hear so much about the local History.We all made our way to the woods where we where shown what needed to be done Sarah,Sophie and Milly started to clear an entrance of Holly which had grown out of control.Lea,Janet,Eleanor and Daryl started to clear an area of low lying Brambles .After an Hour we had made good progress we stopped for a much earned tea or coffee and to our surprise Martha pass round Donuts which went down a treat.At this point we where joined by Caprice who had a bad morning after spending a Evening with Friends woke to find she had a flat tyre after getting the puncture repaired she still managed to make it .that is dedication thank you so much for making it after the morning you had.We all set back to the Task in hand Daryl helping Sarah get some big Branches down we where soon clearing up and packing all the equipment away Martha was more than pleased with the work we had done.We all said our goodbyes and made our way home knowing we had done a great Mornings work well done to you all .Ilook forward to seeing you all on the next task.

Daryl and Caprice met for the short Group Run up to Abbeyfield, it was a chilly one, so much so it started to snow!! Chloe, James and Ross were already waiting and it wasn't long until we were joined by Janet.

With just three teams this evening James joined The Loose women, Daryl Joined The A Team and Chloe, Ross and Janet Joined The Winter Winners. And of course leaving Caprice as the quizmaster for this evening.

Tonight's quiz consisted of four rounds. Round 1 - General knowledge Round 2- True or False Round 3 - Solve the Riddle Round 4 - Who are they?

With some very tricky ones this evening the teams battled it out. The Riddles were challenging but this didn't stop The Winter Winners snatching the win. This evening they scored a whopping 27/40. Congratulations you clever bunch!!

Quite a few GoodGymers were unable to attend this evening. Get well soon and we hope to see you next week!

What another great night at Abbeyfield Retirement Home. This time we were lucky enough to be invited to Christmas Curry night. We were even spoiled with a cheeky drink (or two!!) We welcomed newbies Chloe and James, it was great meeting you guys and we hope that you will join us again on another Group Run. We were also joined by Sam a Bournemouth University Student who came to film the evening and it certainly added to the madness!! Before the quiz, GoodGymers Daryl and Katie helped draw the Raffle with some great prizes up for grabs. After the raffle it was a full house for the quiz with quizmaster Daryl putting us through our paces. Some tricky christmas trivia but snatching the title was The Loose Women. Well done to them, the brainy festive bunch! It was such a great turn out tonight, thanks to Katie and Eleanor for taking some good action shots. See you next week for our monthly session to help at Hope Housing.