Today was just a tidy up to help plants keep going in this heat and show themselves in all their glory. Also the square looking its best.

Back to the goodgym plot today, to help this colourful bed deal with the heat and dryness. Followed by a coffee at the cafe where more plans were made to get together and support each other.

On Thursday, Levita, Anna, and Farzeen volunteered at Growbaby, helping to move donation bags from the storage room upstairs to the front of the premises. We girls worked together with big smiles and plenty of girl power, and thanks to our great teamwork, the task was accomplished quickly!

After finishing, we celebrated our hard work with a tasty Chinese treat at Little Hunan. It was the perfect way to end a fun and rewarding evening together!

Tonight, four GoodGymers met to collect water from the Thames for the GoodGym Kingston flowerbeds. The water is absolutely vital for the plants especially as the heat rises. A lot of these plants were lovingly planted by Claire, so we need to look after them to provide a colourful plot in Canbury gardens. We even had some supervisors!

This evening Anna and myself went to help the lovely Mr D move some items around. We transferred chairs between floors, which he was pleased with as this had needed to be done for some time. Before taking our leave we reminding him that goodgym was always there if he needed any help in the future, he was grateful.

It was a fantastic evening supporting the brilliant parent volunteers at St John’s C of E School, where we took on two impactful tasks to help improve their outdoor spaces.

The 9 GoodGymers split into two teams: one group tackled the extensive bindweed that had taken over the fence alongside the Forest School allotment. Working among their residents - two Pygmy goats, rabbits and chickens - we made great progress clearing the fence so people can now look in and parents can now focus their time growing things in the allotment for the children to see and learn about.

Meanwhile, the second group got busy painting one side of a large shed with a holly green base coat - the first step in an exciting transformation, as another parent volunteer will soon be working with the children to create a mural on the shed that will really brighten up the end of the playground.

Both tasks were hugely satisfying, and we hope our efforts will make a real difference for the school community. To top it all off, we enjoyed a final hello to the animals on our way out - always a highlight!