What started out as a simple gazebo build evolved into a full team effort, when the heavier than expected wind gusts took out one of the poles!

Dave did a wonderful job of holding the structure in place, whilst Jane helped brighten up the subtle guy ropes ones we got the gazebo back up and running. Epic work from Paul and Alex of BPA, who with a saw, a plank of wood and some metal stakes got everything structurally sound.

On her way back from a coffee run, Jen found the pastor and his family from City Life Church struggling with their equipment up Tangiers Road, so carried on the good deed by carrying a gazebo for them. Luckily, helping erect theirs was a bit less eventful!

Well, the Kids' Games Stall was a non-stop party for four very hard-working GoodGymers!

We welcomed Pamela to her first ever GoodGym session. Pamela's special talent for making cakes for dogs was also shown today, where she delivered a dog-friendly cake as a prize for the BPA Dog Show - nice one!

Paul and Laura seemed to be in their element, running the games such as Hook a Boat, Splat the Rat (very popular!) and Hoopla.

The kid's absolutely loved it, and we got a lot of repeat customers! A very fun, if very tiring afternoon. Well done, Team GG!

4 GoodGymers & apprentice Betsy strode around the streets of Copnor to deliver leaflets advertising The Shining Stars events.

We managed to avoid the barking dogs and the snapping letterboxes.

And we found the home growing the most interesting front-garden vegetables.

Kingston Rec is always a treasure trove for litter picking, so what better place for Round 2 of Litter Pick Bingo!

Rob joined us for his first official GoodGym task, after his usual Bad-Minton session had been sadly cancelled. In probably one of the wildest coincidence in litter pick history, we found one of the pin badges that Rob gives out at the training he delivers half-buried in dirt under a bench!

Katie was the first to claim "Bingo!" on her card, but was usurped when Jim came in close behind, but with an actual item of clothing, rather than a rubber glove!

Sinéad was first to fill her bag, and probably had the weirdest find with a full outfit and a wig, found in a bush. Katie did get the final prize for heaviest bag, thanks to a shopping basket and a metal post!

Dave had a "Dirty Dancing" moment, where he carried a watermelon, and Rob found a lone "Chess" piece, carrying on the musical theme.

Well done, everyone!

I had a lovely morning in the September sunshine tidying Mrs S's garden.

It was a pleasant task to pull up the weeds, dig over the beds and dead-head the dahlias.

Mr & Mrs S were very grateful for the help.

GoodGym had an excellent afternoon with the brilliant people from Cycling Without Age, The You Trust, and SPARKS Community Space, assisting with the challenge of completing the Pride of Portsmouth Lion Trail in just 100 minutes!

Split into three teams, each tasked with tracking down a specific series of Lions, we raced across all parts of the city determined to be victorious!

I had the pleasure of joining Floyd and Emily. After they picked me up on a trishaw from The Hard, I had to jump off and whizz around Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to collect two Lions there before rejoining the chariot - much to the agony of Floyd's legs i'm sure!

Unfortunately, the traffic lights were against us, meaning Floyd had to bring us back up to speed from a standing start at every junction! He did an incredible job on the frantic streets of Portsmouth, while Emily took the lead on navigational duties, successfully guiding us between Lions and capturing the essential snaps needed for success.

With mere minutes to spare, WE DID IT! The three teams successfully saw all 46 Lions in 100 minutes. Naturally we took this as a valid reason to celebrate, gathering for much deserved coffee and cake, whilst listening to interesting stories about how the Lion Trail came about, and debating our favorite Lions and artists.

A huge well done to everyone involved in the challenge, and also a massive thank you to everyone involved in delivering the Portsmouth Lion trail to the people of Portsmouth and beyond. What a beautiful city.