Outdoors on a misty evening with GoodGym - was how task force member Woody chose to celebrate his birthday!

At Greenfields Community Centre,there was a lot of weeding & leaves to be swept up. 8 GoodGymer's stuck to the task despite the cool damp weather.

With brooms & rakes we tidied up the garden area around the building, and picked up piles of leaves into 12 bin bags. This is an annual task request we have become very familiar with - and photos of before & after showing the size of the job!

All that was left was to wish Woody a Happy Birthday before we completed the 5km run / cycle home.

3 hardy juniors running 2k around a misty park with the sun coming through the clouds before they finished. 129 young people over at Eaton Juniors helped by Goodgymer Liz.

This week i listened to Desert Island Disc on Radio 4 which featured Parkrun Founder Paul Seton-Hewitt which is well worth a listen, his ethos of a free 5k event will always be paramount for eveyones well being & mental health. 355 people attended today on a lovely cool , autumnal morning. over at Norwich Showground Trail Parkrun Goodgymer Robert was volunteering

A nice run up the hill to Ms S' house to move a sofa.

We arrived and met a lovely excitable dog called Lulu, who wanted so much attention it was hard to get to the sofa in the first place, but we resisted her charms and got to the sofa.

It took a lot of twisting and adjusting but the sofa finally was freed from from the house after the removal of the legs and cushions, and we were on our way.

Just like Mary Poppins, tonight's task was Practically Perfect!

10 GoodGymmer's ran or cycled 6km to EACH store on Aylsham Road. In the build up to Xmas, the store are promoting their 'Perfect Gift' campaign this week - a selection of brand new boxed donations that have been received throughout the year.

The task was categorising items by colour / gender / children's gifts, and creating displays on designated shelves throughout the shop. In 1 hour we had emptied and arranged 8 large boxes full of gifts, well done team!

Lets hope the Perfect Gifts are snapped up quickly - all donations go towards ensuring the best possible quality of life, and making every moment count for children and families across East Anglia.

Two GoodGymers joined forces with the Wild Lakenham and Lakenham and Town Close gangs to give the railway embankment on Lakenham Way a bit of a makeover for its resident lizard colony.

The aim was to clear back the scrub and long grass, creating the shorter, more open areas the lizards prefer during the summer months for basking in the sunshine.

Everyone piled in straight away, removing shrubs and tackling the long grass with shears, a scythe, loppers and bowsaws. With plenty to clear, we soon made good progress across the bank.

After all that cutting and clearing, it was time for a well-earned tea break, with some excellent homemade cakes, cookies and cheese scones. Emmy the dog quickly launched a determined campaign to secure his share, claiming starvation to anyone who would listen. His powers of persuasion proved impressive, and one by one people cracked and handed over bits of cheese scone. With Emmy satisfied and the rest of us suitably refuelled, we headed back to the bank and carried on clearing.

By the end of the session, the embankment was looking much more open and ready to welcome its reptilian residents back out to bask when the warmer weather returns.

A lovely morning working alongside the local groups, with good company, good cake and a habitat left fit for a lizard king!