Our GoodGym team were on duty at the Warwick Road Hall to help with the Sri Guru Ravidas Sangat Temple's New Year Party on e again. Our initial duty was to be be on the door: welcoming the guests, checking off the tickets, and selling tickets to anyone who had jot bought one in advance. All the guests received a warm welcome from the team and were shown to their seats with a smile. Throughout the evening we tidied up after each course of the meal and also helped with organisation of the raffle. In fact raffle tickets sales went so well Gill was sent out to buy more tickets. As the party neared the end, with our usual GoodGym efficiency, we took charge if clearing up - stacking chairs, clearing the tables and sweeping the hall. Some of us even managed to find time to join the last guests in some dancing. Sanjeev commended us all for our support throughout the year in the various tasks at the temple we've completed and wished the whole of GoodGym Luton a happy new year.

Despite the icey start to the day and the cancellation of ParkRun - a little bit of chilly weather was not enough to put off our two intrepid GoodGymers this morning. This was a plogging task, with a good run out to Warden Hills nature reserve - where David had promised there would be lots to do. And he didn't disappoint. This beautiful area had obviously been host to Party Central, as there was a fire pit and littered around it all sorts of empty drinks cans and snack packets. Running with a litter hoop had been interesting, but we were glad of them and David's new fold up litter pickers which he magically produced from his back pack. And we were all set for some serious litter picking. So much so that we each filled three bags with cans, bottles and all sorts. It was good to see the impact we made on the area, before carrying our swag bags down the hill. Thank goodness we weren't expected to run with them back to the park, but left them ready for collection by the Council next week.

We served lots of people who got their dancing shoes on, sang and enjoyed delicious cake and lots and lots of oranges in celebration of Brian! As usual everyone enjoyed themselves. Afterwards we cleaned the whole building until it was shining. Big thanks to Pastor Charmaine, Abim, Emmanuel and Susannah. We also held a minute’s silence to mark the passing of our beloved Kathy.

Key Responsibilities Guide and support the procession along the agreed route Assist with crowd management and safe crossing points Liaise with event leads, police, and council stewards if needed Provide information and assistance to the public and participants Help maintain a calm, welcoming atmosphere in line with Sikh values Report hazards, lost persons, or emergencies promptly

We had a wonderful evening sprucing up the football club. We mopped, scrubbed, painted and washed everything until it was sparkling. Nearly everyone ran and Susannah did her first long distance brisk walk for a while. Thank you so much to Cliff for the chocolates and squash afterwards!

Although we were expecting 4 or 5 GoodGym volunteers at High Town Church today, there was one solitary GoodGymer who turned up to deep clean the kitchen. Working solo, Gill donned her rubber gloves and got stuck in to giving the kitchen a spring clean. She wiped the grime off the top of cupboards, then emptied them all so she could give them a good clean inside and out. There was a certain thrill at being able to organise the contents as it was all put away again, and although she was on her own, Gill managed to get all the cupboards and drawers cleaned and reorganised. Hopefully we will be able to get a small team out next week to complete the other half of the kitchen and get it all looking sparkly and clean.