Today after a quick tidy up, plans were afoot for the coming weeks.

The less than clement weather this evening didn't stop 8 intrepid GoodGymers from donning their cagoules and heading over to Surbiton Library for some extreme gardening. The task was to empty out two ivy root filled planters to enable them to be refilled with cleaner soil ready for planting.

What a wash out! The weather was stormy from the get go with lightning in the distance and heavy rain starting soon after we arrived. We were even treated to a bit of hail too! This was just a mere distraction (kind of) to us GoodGymers as we set to the heavy work of emptying the beds. Mattoxes and shovels flying all around, we managed to fill four big ton bags with waste and were thankful of the run home to warm up!

A big congrats to Marie-Noelle who was celebrating her 50th good deed this evening - amazing work!

The task today was to help Mrs L with her weedy pots and mossy driveway. After a cycle ride for Dave and walk for Emily, we set to it and got weeding, scraping and sweeping. A few bin bags later we had made a decent change to the small space and left a very thankful Mrs L with a more manageable path and driveway.

Mrs J talked about the weather, family. Times gone by. Cheerful and pleased for the visit.

What a wonderful sunny morning and no better way to spend it but by being outside in an urban garden. Rachel, Helen, Olivia and Arshad all met at the Kingston Environment Centre to help Pat spruce up the yard.

Armed with brushes and dustpans, they slowly worked round each section scooping up decaying leaves, pulling up weeds and transporting the green waste to the compost bins. Lovely to have a chat and bask in the sunshine.

A big welcome to Arshad on his first Goodgym task and lovely to see Helen and Olivia on their second tasks! Hope you enjoyed it and see you at another task soon.

Kingston Goodgymers dropped off various items at local foodbank points this week to help top them up following extra use over the Easter period.