6 GoodGymers met at Carriers of Hope tonight – Georgia, Lucy, Lil, Marcelle, Frank and me. Great to see Marcelle again, and lovely to have Frank back after he’d turned up a night early by mistake (bless him 🙏).

We were greeted by Andrew, who got us set up for sorting, weighing, sealing and packing lentils. Last time we were weighing out flour and had a lot of fun – this time it was all about the pulses. There were different wonderful colours and types of lentils and rice to work with. We unloaded everything into boxes, measured it into bags, heat-sealed them and packed the bags into crates. Once we’d been given our various jobs we got stuck in a few minor mishaps with the heat sealer 😂 and quality control from Lil on making sure we sealed perfectly straight lol We managed a good few crates. No bean about it – a satisfying evening’s work!

On a bright and sunny day, but a bit CHILLI 🌶 we joined up with the crew at springboard allotment. The chilli plants were harvested and trimmed down an re-potted for winter hibernation....I've taken one home 🏡 so stay posted on its well being Tomato and courgettes were picked as well as the remaining apples from the tree 🌳 The compost bins are coming on nicely with the additional rain 🌧 of late. The plastic greenhouse was emptied in readiness for it's dismantling in the future. We had time for a cuppa, cakes, biscuits 😋 and a lovely chat with plenty of laughter too. Food was donated to coffee tots cafe at the wave, and has been made into delicious pakoras, and a tasty curry mix to be stuffed into baby courgettes and a tasty wrap 😋.

Last night we went to the Coventry Vision Hub to help with various tasks. James and Lee (on his first session) washed the windows. Suzanne hoovered and then helped Lil and Laura with the clothes steaming. And Manjit cleaned the carpets. A great evening was had by all!

Nigel and James joined the Team Springboard on a warm but overcast morning. We dug out one of the compost bins. Thus compost was used in one of the greenhouses to get ready for autumn 🍂 There was a lot of apples to be picked and graded into different containers. There was a lot of watering of the tomatoes and chillies. Esther picked a selection of vegetables , tomatoes, chillies and a box of apples 🍎 to be used at coffee tots café.

We had a lovely walk and a chat as the sun set and even collected some chestnuts en route. Thanks Lil for the cookies!

Tonight, we had a great time at Clothing Coventry helping in their warehouse. We lifted crates, paired odd shoes and reorganised large bags of donations. A fab workout all round!