What a morning! 402 regulars, tourists and a few first timers on a sunny morning made their way around Catton Park. Our very own Goodgymers Roisin was celebrating her 100th Parkrun Volunteer so look forward to seeing you in your black 💯 t shirt. The Easter Bunny was about to.

A cloudy day for a task, but not too rainy and quite nice to work in.

I visited Mrs J and was asked if I could help shape some hedges, back to a dome shape which was quite pleasing to look at, alongside some other tasks beginning to clear some Ivy that has taken over Mrs J's back garden. Finally a bit of tidying up.

It was a fun task to do, but there's a lot more Ivy to tackle yet!

Tonight 5 GoodGymers returned to Catton Grove Community Centre.

We were tasked with planting various types of bulbs in the flower beds, so 4 of us got to work digging and planting, and even spaced some of the bulbs into a pretty “G” for “GoodGym” shape in the soil!

Another member removed moss and weeds from the patio outside the community centre entrance to freshen it up a bit.

The bulbs we planted last year had already bloomed and looked beautiful, so it will be great to return to see what tonight’s bulbs look like once they are in bloom too.

Over 350 people on a sunny, blustery & cool morning ran/walk/jog around 5k course including Goodgymers Alina, Maddy, Roisin & Ralph who was celebrating his 250th run & Maddy had arranged CAKE to celebrate. Well done everyone

A decidedly sunny day, but with some seriously cold gusts, the GG team descended on Valpy Avenue Allotments to tackle some serious brambles. Armed with loppers and rakes the brambles did not stand a chance and we made some serious progress, making a previously overgrown plot habitable again for a lucky allotmenteer.

Afterwards refreshments were served which were very welcome to the team, some admiring a pond that was thriving with tadpoles. Hopefully another visit will occur in the future and more plots can be made ready for use.

Four Goodgymer’s turned out to support Friends of Anderson’s Meadow to plant 10 fruit and nut trees. This included almond trees, apricot and a walnut. Watered in with water from the river else look forward to seeing them thrive amongst the daffodils.