Today was a great task, we visited Mr. M. Who we have visited before to continue working on clearing their garden, it had been a long break and Mr. M. had procured a ball of energy (Dog) since our last visit.

Missy was lot of fun and a wizard at standing on two legs.

Anyway... we also cleared a lot of brambles and moved a lot of applicances into a pile for collection in an an accessible point in the garden, when we started they were buried under the brambles.

On a drizzly Saturday morning six Goodgymers ran or cycled to help the local community Green Hearts group and the wonderful Common Lot gang at the Valpy Allotments.

These local groups are trying to transform a lot of the overgrown and tangled plots so they can be utilised.

We were set to work with rakes, wheelbarrow and loppers and in the space of an hour we had cleared brambles and helped organise the space. Getting our steps in whilst also running rubbish up to the skip.

Luckily the rain held off and as a reward we were treated to homemade ginger and rhubarb muffins in the beautiful Common Lot lodge and we also got to admire their lovely community garden.

This was a very fulfilling mission to take part in. Mrs G wanted some help using her phone and had some accidents recently, so wanted to make sure she could get help if she needed it.

We helped Mrs G make emergency calls to her friends from her phone and gave her some tips on other ways to navigate if she was confused at any point. She was very grateful and requested we return in the future to help with her laptop.

Tonight 10 GoodGymer's ran or cycled 6km to Pilling Park Community Centre.

It was our first visit to this venue, and we were there to support Lionwood Cycle Project - of which Jonathan is a member - who provide regular drop in bike servicing sessions.

The task was to clear a storage container of large unwanted items including 3 fridge / freezers, an ice cream box and hostess trolley! Using a sack barrow they were all moved to the front entrance, ready to be collected by the council for recycling.

Other items such as chairs and shelving will be reused or re-homed. So the task was over in a flash.

We will hopefully be back at this venue in the future to support the community cafe and other local groups.

Today at Leabridges juniors we had a new young person volunteering who has started his bronze DOE, Jack son of our Goodgymer Stephen. It’s good to see young people wanting to help others enjoy the great outdoors & helping them with their wellbeing. 7 young people joined us in the park to enjoy 2k of enjoyment

Sleepy ladybirds galore in this garden. The front garden has been cleared of old, dead growth and debris, creating a clean, open spaces for fresh spring perennials to poke through and healthy new life to thrive.