7 GoodGymers walked, ran and cycled their way to St Paul’s C of E Primary School to lend a hand transforming the reception playground, ready for the new school year in September.

It was a fun evening with plenty to get stuck into. We gave a ‘lollipop’ style fence a fresh coat of paint, making it once again bright and colourful ready for next term. The shed also got a much-needed makeover. Alongside the painting, we swept and weeded the area to make it spic and span!

For a few of us this task was especially meaningful with our children recently leaving St Paul’s to start secondary school. They may have moved on, but we clearly haven’t! It was lovely to give back to a school that’s meant so much to our families.

A great team effort and transformation.

Goodgymers from different areas collected and dropped off for the food bank whilist doing their own shopping.

This evening the 2 of us met to water this lovely colourful plot again as the heat carries on. We had some curious onlookers probably wondering what we were doing with their playground source. It was good to see, like goodgym members they all work together to support each other, this was shown when others arrived to provide a shield from the swell of the boats. Mission accomplished on both sides.

Three GoodGymers, Jana, Emily and Marie – met at Raleigh House, New Malden, and got straight to work giving the outdoor space some much-needed TLC.

Emily and Jana started by tackling the weeds on the patio, while Marie arrived shortly afterwards and immediately got stuck in clearing weeds from between the paving stones. Jana then turned her attention to the flower beds, pulling out plenty of persistent bindweed to help tidy the borders.

With everyone working hard, the hour flew by, and we left the patio and flower beds looking much neater. Now all that's needed is some much-needed rain after the recent hot weather to help the plants recover!

To round off the task, Jana brought some refreshing watermelon to share, while Emily treated us to some fizzy refreshments. We hope the Stay Well residents enjoy spending time in their tidier outdoor space!

Rachel, Emily and Sabir went to RAK's event to spread the good word about GoodGym and to invite others to join our group.

We met lots of interesting people and other stalls.Thank you, RAK!

Brite Box is moving offices and needed hands to move items from their unit to the Save the World van. Emily and Rachel helped carry things down the stairs with the other volunteers from Voices of Hope and the job was done within half an hour. Well done team!