It was time to get in the festival spirit with a record number of GoodGymers running, walking and cycling to the British Heart Foundation.

With 18 GoodGymers we split into two teams; one on a festival themed window display and another on dining room tables.

The festival team were all about colour and fun. Shelving units were shifted and filled with tents and sleeping bags, a guitar wall was created, a pink BBQ was assembled and a swinging chair was given a good swing test. A few animals even found their way to the party to complete the display.

The second squad was the ultimate dream team of practical pros! Featuring the powerhouse lineup of Laura, Marcos, Manasa, Jonathan, Anna, JP and Sam. This group turned 'flat-pack frustration' into a total breeze.

The team channeled their inner engineers to fix and assemble table legs with surgical precision. Using pure Goodgym muscle, they hauled a fleet of tables and chairs out of storage and onto the shop floor. In record time, the empty floor space went from 'blank canvas' to 'ready for business' thanks to their hustle.

And as every festival needs a crowd we all squeezed into our mini festival for a group pic.

This morning it was a lovely day for a brisk walk around the route of the parkrun, to help keep a eye out for any problems that may arise. On the final lap, I slowed as one boy had a deal with his mother, that he was to beat me. This kept him focused to carry on to the finish. We all have our own ways and focuses to get things done.

This mornings, was a lovely meet up again with Dani. I dug up weeds and grass that had grown alongside and around flowerbeds to create a more appealing backdrop, whilst Dani saw fit to thin out some of the flower beds. Several maple trees were found and replanted in a more suitable spot, after our educational lesson from Dani on how trees talk amongst themselves and their own survival network.

Today there was a lot of cans and bottles to pick up. Possibly a mug tree?

Kingston GoodGym has a long history with the communal garden at Vine Close, which we helped clear ahead of its redesign from the very beginning. It's so satisfying to see how far it has come to the relacing setting and the beautiful pond teeming with wildlife it is today.

Georgina, the biodiversity officer from Kingston, was on hand to get us started and help with nature advice.

Jonathan, Laurel and Marcos got stuck into removing invasive plants around the banks and even made a tiny new frog friend.

Claire, Emma and Adam helped tidy up the surrounding garden and plant pots while Tom and Laura somehow managed to avoid wet feet clearing duckweed from the pond.

Everything looked great afterwards, and we could even see a few newts in the - temporarily - clear pond. A lovely task on a perfect spring evening.

This morning bright and breezy, I arrived to help marshal this event once more. Easter sunday so a few less than normal, but those that came enjoyed themselves. Tulips created a nice display.