What a busy couple of hours. Welcomed by Nikki. Sleeves up and then there was no looking back. Full power mode in action.

Sorted through the fruit and veg. Yes them satsumas again! Separated the good from bad. Stacked up the good ones in boxes for the customers. Stacked up boxes containing the bad ones in storage to be taken away. Quality checked through the free breads and put them out for customers to take.

Did some restocking and some cleaning.

Definitely needed some extra pair of hands.

This week’s GoodGym mission took us to the local allotments for a proper workout with purpose! Our task: clear out an impressive pile of soil and compost from the old bays to make room for a shiny new set of composting stations.

Two GoodGymers teamed up with 7 allotment plot holders for the challenge — digging, lifting, wheelbarrowing, and laughing our way through it. It was the sort of job that gives the legs and arms a run for their money, but with plenty of friendly chat and encouragement along the way.

In just two hours we’d helped shift load after load onto nearby plots and cleared a big chunk of space for phase two of the project. The gardeners were delighted, the compost is now destined for good use, and we left with that classic GoodGym combo: muddy shoes, warm hearts, and pleasantly tired muscles.

There’s more to do to finish the new composting bays, so we’ll be back — and we’d love more people to join us! If you fancy getting fit while doing good in the community (no gardening experience required!), this is the perfect mission. Come along for fresh air, friendly faces, and a workout that really makes a difference 🌱💪

A bright beautiful morning! Today we helped Val at Northcliffe Allotments while listening to the birds singing and chirping. Very calming while we got some hard work done.

Overgrown tree branches were cut down and bramble cut back in preparation for winter.

Bugs house was filled in with branches and leaves and an excess of branches and bramble moved into a pile for bonfire night on winter solstice.

What a busy morning and plenty to do at Surplus to Purpose (SToP)! Shown around and guided by the lovely Nikki.

Quality checking foods and products on the shop floor and behind the scenes. Stocking up shelves, breaking down cardboard boxes, dealing with customer queries and ensuring the place is clean and tidy to ensure we all are safe and well.

Customers (and me) lining up at the counter with their bargain fresh fruit and veg and even some freebies.

Can't go wrong 🤫

GoodGym Bradford returns to Northcliffe Community Garden supporting the allotment team to prepare for an early bonfire night tonight.

The rain nearly stopped play but at the time of action the sky cleared up.

We cut back trees and bushes. Piled them up to add fuel to the fire. Also we prepared the flower beds to help plant bulbs later in a few weeks.

It involved a lot of muscle power but very therapeutic indeed.

Sadly the mission was rained off due to Storm Amy. I was still given a tour of the community garden and orchard and there's plenty of work to do for intrepid GoodGymers. Look out for another mission at the Community Garden soon.