It was Gill's turn to lead our small group run tonight, and after a quick warm up we headed off along New Bedford Road to Cowslip Meadow. The mention if Golden Rid by Dave had lead some if us into a false sense if security, as our usual Golden Rod patch is not too far out of town. So finding out that we would be running twice as far was a bit of a surprise. But the temperature had cooked and it was a lively evening to be running. On arrival at the What Three Words location we couldn't soot any if the dreaded weed and had just about resigned ourself to a fruitless mission when the combination of Ella's eagle eyes and Gill's first encounter with Google Lens reassured us that we had found our target. The ground was either relatively soft, or our pulling power was in max strength as pulling out this invasive pest was relatively simple and we had several piles to take back to the gates. The run back was even more enjoyable, with the slope now in our favour, and the sun dipping down further, and it was good to know we'd got just over 7km under our belts too.

6 goodgymers did great work at serving meals to 38 adult guests and 6 children. Lucie and Gill came up with an amazing menu while Sam, Abdulrahmen,Hussein and Neill did a great job of setting up, welcoming, hosting and clearing up. Starter: Roasted vegetables meze with tahini dressing. Main : Veggie burger, carrot and parsnip chips with lettuce and cucumber garnish. Dessert: Blueberry sponge with fruit sauce.

its celebration galore at the cafe this month! We had lots of food but sweat it all out whilst cleaning .

Another sunny morning in Wardown Park and although it had seemed cooler as we arrived the temperature was soon rising. But this wasn't going to put us off. 3 and a half laps round the park and we all made sure we took advantage of the shadier sections of the route, enjoying the cooler air in the shadows cast from the trees. Run complete and we were all ready to start the weekend.

It was lovely meeting Mrs R, she seemed really pleased to see me, and made me feel so welcome. She pointed me in the direction of the tolls and explained that the hedge at the front of the house had got a little out of hand. We had a lovely chat about how things had been for her, but then it was time to get down to some work. It was actually quite fun to have a challenge to deal with and to work out how much of the hedge I could actually neaten up in my hour and a half's session. With lopers, trimmers and some shears it was quite fun to attack the hedge and show it who was boss, and although there is still some work to do on tidying up the front garden Mrs R was pleased with the impact I had made. 5 large refuse bags filled up and piled by the gate ready for collection, a gate that can now open (once the bags are moved) and the beginning of access to the path. NOt bad for a quick GoodGym session.

We had a good team out this morning to support the Friends of People's Park with their monthly litter pick, and it was lovely to welcome Petros Teklayi for his first ever GoodGym task. He teamed up with Lee and they were soon headed off into the trees to locate rubbish and recycling. Gill managed to grab the most interesting find of the day - a rather salubrious sports car , and although it was missing two wheels Lucie took a shine to it, and decided this was her new car! She and Dani headed off across the meadow, and Gill and Anthony went through the orchard and up and over towards Pope's meadow. Rachel joined with the Friends to keep things clean near the park area. We left the park looking neat and tidy and ready to welcome weekend visitors. Well done team. We hope that Petros has enjoyed his first foray into GoodGym and that he'll join us in many more missions.