Today 6 GoodGymer's ran or cycled to Greenfields Community Centre, close to Catton Park.

A few of us either ran or marshaled at Catton Parkrun before heading to the task.

The venue is surrounded by trees so the building's perimeter was completely covered in leaves. Armed with tools borrowed from Catton Grove (another regular GoodGym task) we got to work sweeping leaves & cutting back weeds.

After 1 hour we had filled up a whopping 27 bags of leaves!.

Woody also used his employment skills to lay out a mesh mat, essentially a black carpet, over the area we can cleared.

Shout Out to joining us for her first session! Well done team.

A quick task removing some weeds for Mrs D.

This task was very simple and I was helped by the member of the council who had set up the task. The weeds were removed easily and some weedkiller was sprayed afterwards just to make sure they did not return.

Today was a great task, the weather was nice and a lot was achived in a short amount of time.

Mr A wanted some bits of his hedge trimming. Including a section which had sadly become infected and died back, initially the plan was to trim this back for removal later, but it ended up being easy enough to clear all of it, making a big impact on the garden.

Some friends of Mr. A watched us work and offered moral support.

What happens when three brilliant community groups join forces? Magic - and a much tidier Lakenham Way!

As well as this, Task Force member Rebecca completed her 200th Good Deed what a hero!!

Today, four energetic GoodGym members teamed up with Wild Lakenham and the Lakenham & Town Close Green Spaces group for a scrub-clearing mission on the railway sidings at the bottom of Lakenham Way - that lovely traffic-free route into Norwich city centre.

The plan: Meet at 10. Get stuck in. The result: By midday, the transformation was incredible!

Trees and shrubs? Gone. Bramble roots? Dug out. Bushes? Cut right down. The bank? Trimmed to perfection (thanks to Roger the Scyther and those trusty hand shears!).

And that’s not all - the team collected heaps of rubbish revealed after recent cutbacks. Among the cans, bottles and crisp packets were some surprises… a tractor and a pregnancy test! (Yes, really.)

This collaboration is extra special because Wild Lakenham owes its very beginnings to GoodGym’s support and networking. Rob played a key role - even giving us our name! So, from everyone at Wild Lakenham: a huge thank you to GoodGym for helping us grow and thrive.

Here’s to more joint adventures and greener spaces for Norwich!

Today 12 GoodGymers ran or cycled to support conservation work at Mousehold Heath.

We met Will at St James Hill on Britannia Road, an area of natural habitat for a rich variety of wildlife including Common Whitethroat - the only place in Norwich this species can be found.

We went to an overgrown area that had grown so high it obscured one of the finest views in the city.

Armed with loppers and saws, we spent an hour cutting everything back and carrying the long branches to a clearing below. It was amazing to see the results after we finished! Now anyone wanting to sit on the bench could see right across the entire city.

Shout Out to Alice who attended her first session.

High Five's for Eloise who completed her 50th Good Deed!

A nice morning helping out with a bush that had grown a bit to big at Mrs Vs house.

They had tools and I got started, climing a small step ladder to get to the high bits too, the bush was starting to get unruly and was drowning out plants around so it was a good idea to tackle it now. I took about 2-3 ft off the height and some of the drooping branches.

During the work the council services truck saw me working and offered to lend me loppers for the thick branches and even offered to take the branches away in their flatbed truck. They then helped Mrs V remove a tree entirely near the house, so they are the true heroes of the day!