Tonight we headed to St Saviour’s Church for a task that was certainly long overdue! Armed with a giant extendable duster, we tackled the eaves, which looked like they hadn’t seen a clean in about a hundred years! 😂 It was a bit of a reach, but we got them all cleaned up and looking much better. We were also treated to a lovely soundtrack while we worked, with the church choir practising nearby. There’s something rather special about getting a good deed done while enjoying a bit of live music! A big thank you to Liz, Steve, Nick and Kat for coming along and lending a hand. Great work, everyone! Next week we’re off to Bernards Heath for another evening of doing good in the community. Looking forward to seeing you all there! 👋

Tonight we headed back to New Greens Community Garden for our final evening session of the season, as the nights are rapidly drawing in and the light is disappearing far too quickly! But we came prepared… head torches on, shears in hand, and ready for action! 🔦✂️ We got stuck straight in, cutting back all the bushes that were creeping over the fence, pulling away all the vines that had taken hold, and generally giving the boundary a much-needed tidy-up. We also tackled the less glamorous jobs — picking up all the dog poo 💩 and giving the seating area a good weed. Joining us tonight were Liz, Steve, Cat, Nick and myself, with our resident ray of sunshine Danielle there as always, keeping everyone cheerful! It was a great way to finish our evening visits to the gardens for now. We're hoping to get back for some weekend sessions, and of course we'll be back once the lighter evenings return in spring. A big thank you to everyone who's helped out at New Greens over the season — it's been brilliant seeing the garden take shape! 🌿💪

What a great evening at Bernard’s Heath! We had a new comer Kat join us tonight, so it was lovely to welcome a new face to the group. After a bit of a meet and greet, we got stuck into the task — and we certainly weren’t short of materials! We discovered some huge logs and, naturally, decided the best thing to do with them was build a dam! 🌳💪 So David will be very happy with us — although I’m not sure our dam-building skills would pass an official inspection! 😂 There were plenty of laughs, lots of teamwork and, as always, a good giggle along the way. A really fun evening all round. Thanks everyone for coming along, and we’re already looking forward to seeing you all again next week! ❤️

Taskowners Emily and Margaret greeted us on approach, at Approach Gardens - a lovely community food garden in the heart of Bethnal Green, home to bees and frogs. They helpfully divvied up the various tasks that needed doing between our large group. These included:

• Beautifying the area round the pond (home to at least 3 tiny frogs), trimming the hedges etc
• De-weeding various areas within the garden and along the borders outside
• Giving the greenery a 'haircut' around the outside edges
• Clearing the path leading to the beehives

This was a task where we split into little sub teams, working away in our own areas, wheelbarrows full of foliage going back and forth throughout the hour. It was only at the end we could stand back and appreciate how much had been achieved. Well done all!

A big shout out to Emma for completing her first Goodgym task!

We also said goodbye (for now!) to Kat and Asad, as they move to the Chilterns. Some of us headed to The Camel post task to toast them with a drink. You will both be very missed (un-frog-ettable some may say...) but I'm sure our paths will cross again soon.