We welcomed David to his first GoodGym session this evening - great to have you along! He certainly got stuck in with our task, helping to take down some shelving.

Meanwhile, Lucy, Richard and I joined Clare at the new unit to help put up the new Repair Cafe / Library of Things signage. Cue lots of scrabbling up and down ladders, then an emergency jig-saw break when we realised the sign was a little too long!

Back at the old unit, the rest of the team made great progress filling holes, taking down shelving and sweeping the floors. We finished up by taking a few bits and pieces across the new unit. Sinéad has reassured us that, despite appearances in the photos, she was not in drink whilst using a power tool!

So much achieved in such a short space of time - amazing work, everyone!

Our task this evening seemed a little counterintuitive for GoodGymers as we were helping remove weeds that had fought their way back through astro-turf. But for good reason, as one of the young residents of the block has an allergy to the weeds coming through, and he loves playing outside! We made quick work of neatening up the space, and even managed to clear the greenery from between the paving slabs too. Sustenance was provided, which was very much appreciated by Ness who had forgotten to eat all day!! Two teeny residents came out to check out our handywork and had fun running around and crawling over the decking.

The weather was incredibly kind to us this lunch time, and we were able to make real headway with the task at hand. We started off with some good old fashioned sanding to prep the surfaces, then spent the rest of our time getting the lovely blue gloss on as many surfaces as possible. Some of the previous emulsion had made its way on to glass of the windows, so we cracked out the white spirit to get things neatened up. We'll be heading back in a few weeks to finish the job, so keep your eyes peeled for the next listing!

Run Director, Funnel Manager and Tail Walker. Supported by mini-GGers Alice and Aida, we had a lovely time supporting 58 junior parkrunners this morning. Alice's K-Pop Demon Hunters warm-up was particularly joyful!

Most of our photo credits go to parkrun mega-volunteer Katherine :-)

Our parkrun visit today took us to Great Salterns to lend a helping hand.

Jen and mini GG-er Alice ensured everyone got their correct finish token. And after a rather speedy run, Dave and Billy sorted the tokens into order and placed them back on the string for next week!

It felt very sad to be heading home from tonight's task in the dark - winter evenings are coming! We made the most of the fading light with a stupendous effort clearing the pathways at the back of the Synagogue - check out Laura's before and after photos!

There were lots of cries of "OW!" as brambles fought back, and "OH NO"s as unwitting snails met unfortunate ends whilst we were working hard.