One GoodGym Newcastle Area Activator went along to Newcastle University Medical School's Creative Enquiry, where the students had displays documenting their volunteering and several service providers, charities and community groups had been invited along.

I spoke to as many students as possible, handed out some GoodGym flyers and made connections with a few charities and community groups seeking volunteers.

The award for most littered area stumbled across tonight belongs to Croft Stairs, near City Road and Manor Chare. GoodGym Newcastle's three intrepid litter pickers stumbled across some sort of den and filled many bin bags with rubbish in double quick time!

Everything was heading for a successful conclusion, but while depositing the last of the litter into a bin, Jack cut his hand while some strange liquids leaked onto Richard. We hope the cut heals quickly Jack!

What a day! Me and 8 other goodgymmers braved the wet weather to walk the 9 miles from Northern Stage, to City Library, to East End Library, to Walker Dome, to Wallsend Library before we finished at North Shields Library - 10 minutes to spare before closing!

The aim was to raise awareness, to visit our brilliant community libraries, to raise some money and have a right good natter along the way!

It was so great to see so many new people - thank you so much for joining! I hope you've all dried out!!

Some train mishaps and delays led to an absence of litter pickers, the inanimate not the human kind, for tonight's litter pick. Fortunately GoodGymers are nothing if not resourceful, so we improvised with some gloves, which Aimee thankfully had to hand, and the willingness to literally use our hands. Undeterred by the lack of mechanical assistance Scott and Richard managed to fill at least six bags with litter, while Aimee protected her aching back as designated bin bag carrier.

It was a successful evening in the end, with the added bonus of better than expected weather!

I was run director at whitley bay junior parkrun on one of the wettest Sundays in a while! 30 plus young runners braved the bad weather, many of them tourists! Full disclosure the picture is an old one as it was too wet and I was too busy to take any!

Four GoodGymers visited Jesmond Community Orchard on a very pleasant Sunday. The tasks ranged from weeding around the base of trees and watering a new hedge to digging out three well-entrenched fence posts.

This was GoodGym Newcastle's first visit to the orchard for almost six years. We certainly won't be waiting as long before returning!