Ten GoodGymers managed not to melt while helping look after the community garden in Broomfield. Nine of us arrived in the heat to find Jess already slaving away at our mission of moving a tonne of bark and watering the flower beds. Sallyann, Joel, Richard, Jess and Laurie were soon shovelling the wood chippings into buckets, while Andy, Rich, Leanne, Ben and Martin spread it over the ground and watered the plants. By the time we finished the smouldering mound of bark had been reduced to a mere mole hill. Well done everyone!

Run leader Rich and I met Andy at the gym, and it was good to see Leah, who was able to sign up last minute after getting away from work in time. We had a chatty run to St Luke's Church, and when I walked up the hill to placate my hay fevery lungs, back marker Andy walked with me (at GoodGym no-one gets left behind). When we arrived, Sallyann was already working away (as always, she was the only one to remember to bring her gardening gloves), and David and Dawn from St Luke's welcomed the rest of us with tools and an offer of a drink. David was last to arrive, a little the worse for lack of sleep. Grass and moss had taken root in the cracks on the main path leading to the church, but with six pairs of hands it didn't take long to get it all up, and edge the grass too. We swept and tidied up, and headed off, a good job done. Next week we are back at Broomfield allotments, and don't forget there's a social after at Back Inn Time.