We had a doubling of the number of GoodGymers for our leaflet delivery tonight - from one last week to two tonight! And just as well, as the paths are definitely longer to the doors of the houses in Walker than in Benwell and half the doors are down a side path, so definitely a longer walk! It was a starry night and Rae and I beamed our laser focused energy on delivering another 250 leaflets advertising the wonderful work of Food Cycle, who turn donated leftover food into delicious three course meals for anyone who needs them - all done in just over an hour. We compared which of our fingers and thumbs were coldest on this chilly evening - hopefully Rae has found some energy of a different kind and is now warming up like I am! Part three of Food Cycle leaflet delivery is next Tuesday with Anji!

i visited this park over Christmas with my family and was sad to see how much rubbish was laying around in an area where kids play. I made it my mission to come back and tidy this area up - plastic bottles and canderel sweetener packets were top of the list!

my little wish for 2026 is that people look after where they live and keep it nice and clean for everyone to enjoy!

The last parkrun of 2025 at Mowbray Park junior parkrun and I was Run Director today.

Highlight being told by a 4 year old that I’m funny. I’ll take that!

What better way and what better place and with which better people to celebrate my 100th parkrun volunteer event? It was quite a wet morning in Saltwell Park but were spirits dampened? Of course not! GoodGymers Ellie, Dan and Michael also braved the weather to cheer on the hardy runners. Maybe it was the thought of turkey, sprouts and Christmas pudding to come but the energy was off the scale today! Ok, well maybe not the sprouts! Well done to all the runners and supporters and thanks to Michael, Ellie and Dan for their GoodGym support. Now, did someone say Christmas pudding?!

Three GoodGymers had a very merry Friday night in Newcastle. The task tonight was preceded by a long walk and talk. Thankfully it was dry and calm, if a bit cold.

Being the last Friday before Christmas, the pubs were exceptionally busy, so the Christmas card writing session took place in a coffee shop instead. We hope a local care home will appreciate some Christmas cards for their residents.

Thank you very much to everyone that has attended a GoodGym session in 2025. We hope to see you all again in 2026! The next Monday night group run will be on January 5th. In the meantime, please look out for some junior parkrun volunteering opportunities, as well as anything else that pops up. January will also bring GoodGym's annual January Challenge, where we will try to match or beat last year's good deed and distance covered totals, and see how we compare to other GoodGym areas.

Milo and I headed out for our first solo litter pick mission. I have always felt too scared to do it alone, however with Milo‘s help we filled a bin bag. The most common item found was plastic bottles. I was shocked to see that there was no bin on the main path on the Town moor. Here is to more solo litter picks.