It was another busy night in Wandsworth yesterday, featuring a bit of thinking outside the (cardboard) box, a lovely visit from Cardiff GGers, a beautiful plough moon and the monthly pub quiz!

It all kicked off with some cheering for Annabel and Pritesh, who smashed the Olympic park half marathon yesterday, a reminder that there are two Missions this weekend, and welcoming Ben to his first ever GoodGym session. We then did our warm up, each had a guess at which country has the most islands (well done Felix!) and then set off for Doddington community garden.

We arrived soon after to find Beth, Johnnie, Catherine and Veronica already hard at work, and settled down to the tasks. These included pulling mallow, clearing grass, digging a trench (lovely job, Johnnie!) and laying down cardboard.

Turns out that it was the perfect day to be doing it - the plough moon traditionally marks the beginning of the growing season. We couldn't have timed it better! With such high energy levels we whipped through the jobs. Check out the very impressive before and after shots!

Not quite finished, we headed down to the square for fitness. This week we got competitive, pairing up for a challenge that involved dashing round the circuit combined with strength exercises. There was some amazing form from everybody, but Jordan and Felix's tactical approach saw them take gold. Great work everybody.

Next week we're back at Larkhall to do some prepping and planting - hope to see you there!

It definitely felt like a warmer Monday night in Wandsworth which was much appreciated. We marked the end of the Winter Olympics by discussing the events that we would love to magically become good at with some brave souls going for everything from skiing moguls to big air! Figure skating was another big hit but curling (a much safer choice you would think) sadly didn’t feature.

We were off to salvage what we could from the Goodgym garden to share with the wider Wandsworth community. A lot of effort went into digging up our prized trees and we got them out and ready for a new home (huge thanks to Jordan and his chariot with glamorous assistant Felix!). It was great to see how resourceful we can be as a group with people finding makeshift plant pots en route (well done Catherine) and repurposing compost bags to transport our beloved plants! We managed to harvest a few potatoes, gather some chard and also took some of our rosemary.

We finished up with a fitness session spelling out Clapham with different exercises (with a little sprinkle of creativity on the As - future exercise suggestions very welcome there!). A fond farewell to our little garden with a lot of love put in over the years - well done all for what we achieved there! Bonus spot was a huge furry cat who didn't want to miss out on saying goodbye. Look forward to giving our plants and tools a new home soon!

At GoodGym Wandsworth we have a lot in common with the Scouts. We're resourceful, especially when we have a task with a lack of tools (anyone remember emptying an Olympic size sand pit with kids' spades?). We're always prepared (usually with baked goods). We even have our own set of badges.

So we were more than ready to go and lend a hand at Battersea Scout Hut last night,especially as it was a toasty inside task.

We started off with some warm ups and, inspired by the Winter Olympics, and a guess at which country historically has performed best. Well done to all of those who said Norway! A small but mighty winter warrior.

We had time for a little extra mileage to warm ourselves up, so set off on a scenic route to the Scout hall, arriving a little while later to find Scout master Peter waiting for us.There was plenty to do to keep the hall safe,welcoming and clean for local users. We wiped walls, hoovered carpets, gleamed taps, washed skirting boards and cleaned away handprints. Great job everybody, the place was sparkling by the time we were done.

We wanted to take advantage of a lovely inside space, so moved upstairs to the function room for our fitness session which last night was all about core values. We did plank jumps, corkscrews, hollow holds, dead bugs and more to help build those abs of steel.

Next week we are back at Larkhall park to help with various jobs at this lovely park, and we will be celebrating Pancake day with a social afterwards at the local Wetherspoons with - pancakes! All welcome.

This weekend there is also the opportunity to prep and deliver hot food to vulnerable families and the week after a great community mission at Unigate woods. Help spread the GG love this February!