Today we were asked to bring toiletries for Norwich Food bank & as usual those attending today did not disappoint and very very generous with many donations. 384 joggers/walker/runners on a very hot morning.

Mrs M is a spritely 92 and enjoys looking out over her garden but finds trimming the hedges and feeding the roses tricky so I popped over to help.

A second visit to Mrs Js, with more work on trimming the hedges and making things tidy, it was a very pleasant experience and things looked much more tidy when I finished. Mrs J was very happy!

This was a lovely task, but in baking sunshine.

Mrs E was looking to get a new coat of paint on her shed, I managed to get around 3 sides of it during this session and it looks a lot better for it.

A second coat will be needed as well as the back of the shed, so a return would be welcome, ideally with two people so the whole thing can be finished in one go.

Tonight 5 GoodGymers ran or cycled to the beautiful Bowthorpe Community Garden.

We met Sally & Tim who kindly provided refreshments and nectarines! They had a list of tasks so we split into 2 groups.

One group dusted down 2 wooden benches before giving them a fresh coat of Red Cedar paint.

The second group cut back and pulled up thistles that were taking over the area, before filling wheelbarrows and taking the waste to compost.

With an hour nearly up, Woody finished painting the panels behind the benches, and Ian & Jordan filled two planters with 8 wheelbarrows of soil.

It was an impressive effort by all, and much appreciated by the community group.

358 people, many dressed in bright colour for this Norwich Pride weekend, managed 5k in very hot conditions