This community mission was our second visit to help the Windsor Homeless Project. In a really interesting conversation with our task owner Liv this evening we learned that they are currently helping approximately 60 guests, and that where they can really make a difference is not just by offering practical support, but by providing a community for people who otherwise have none. The support and compassion they offer is a real life-line to many.

Pre-Covid the charity was based in the Holy Trinity Church Hall and although they have since moved, they wanted help with freshening up the hall as a way of giving back to the church.

Last week 6 runners braved the heat to give the kitchen and the walls a really good scrub. You can read Sara's report on their achievements by clicking here.

This evening Sara and another 5 runners returned on an even hotter evening to give those clean walls a lick of white paint.

A (brush)stroke of GoodGym-nius

Amy, Sara and Sophie armed themselves with brushes and tackled the edges, cracks and other fiddly bits. We learned from Sara that this is called 'cutting in' and after an amazing 99 GoodGym good deeds she should know! Sara suggested the weather warranted a post-task ice-cream...we definitely think she deserves a 99 Flake or three! Sara, we hope you have a great time celebrating getting your wings on your 100th task tomorrow in Slough.

On a roll...

Adele, Rachel and Ana were team roller. A huge welcome to Adele, who joined us for her first GoodGym session, and to Rachel, who was returning for her second mission with Windsor and Maidenhead. It was great to meet you both, and Adele I am so sorry that your glasses got broken. I hope it hasn't put you off coming back for more GoodGym fun soon.

A special mention also goes to Ana, who is on a streak having done a community mission every day that we have had one listed since the 26th of July - that's an amazing 9 missions in 15 days.

When you've got a roller you can really get your skates on, and in a great team effort we covered more of the hall than we had expected. As we cleared up at the end Liv agreed the hall looked more than all-white. Great job everyone!

I don't know why she swallowed a fly

After the task Ana, Amy and Sophie enjoyed a sweaty 4km run, looping around the river. This was another team effort - Amy planned the route, Sophie kept us from getting lost, Ana took some beautiful photos, Sophie swallowed a fly and Ana led the sprint finish.

We have lots more community missions listed for the next few weeks. Check out our happenings page for the latest opportunities to get involved.

4 runners met at Thames Hospice we were greeted by Sally and Nicola, even offered us a cup of tea but not from their wonderful collection of cups and saucers.

A quick introduction of us all then we steam rolled into our tasks.

Allora was our Guns 's & Roses with her GUN tagging. Then swiftly moved into the modern world cleaning and organising clothes.

Ana had the right idea organising the clothes together with arranging the shelves with a spot of shopping. Ana are you cracking open the champagne tonight?

Rachel it was so lovely to have you join us, Rachel perfume collection has expanded massively keeping her fragrances free from dust.

Sutyee having a blast from the past with magazines dating from 60's, Sut was organising knitting cataloges, hanky chiefs and chrochet mats.

Danger mouse & Mr T came to join in too..

Thank you for your help, Sally and Nicola look forward to seeing us soon.

Wheeliee? you want us to now litter pick the car park after doing junior parkrun!

Yes...I certainly did want everyone to do that...

9 of us donned the latex, got the black bin bags and the p-p-p-pickers and collected 6 bags of rubbish from the car park and play areas...all in a day's work! Well done team

Great to be back at Salthill junior parkrun on another Sunday morning of doing good for the community.

I personally prefer junior parkrun! Why? I hear you ask.....

Because...

Its 2km and I can PB that all the time.

It has loads of happy marshals who high five and cheer you.

It has a warm up led by an overexcited grown up.

You get milestone wristbands.

It's over in 20 minutes.

The kids only focus on the finish token number and not their times.

The kids run holding hands...

Thank you to everyone who helped today from the marshal cheer points to finish tunnel positions

Great to have Rachel and Nital join us today on his first ever mission with us!