Peckham Rye junior parkrun celebrated its fourth birthday in style, with 160 young runners, 34 amazing volunteers, and plenty of fancy dress fun. From speedy superheroes to enthusiastic marshals, everyone played their part in making the morning a real runaway success. A huge thank you to the volunteers, including GoodGymers, who gave up part of their Sunday to help hundreds of little feet cross the finish line with a smile. Four years on, this community event is still going strong, proving that when people come together, every mile is worthwhile. 💚🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🎂

We met at old spike before heading out on our group run. It was lovely to see Laura and Roland back! Half of us headed to Kelly Park Avenue and the other half went to Traid. At Kelly Park we litter picked and watered the plants. Over at Traid the other half of the group packed away the clothes for the end of season sale. After our sessions we headed to the Old Nags Head to celebrate Nathan’s 300th and Isaac’s 200th GG run. Both huge mile stones!!

It was an usual busy morning before the Harvest Festival. We helped by moving chairs, tables and putting up gazebos and carrying stuff around, while occasionally getting distracted by the goats. Everyone was in the festival spirit, including the animals. It was lovely to see everything coming together and hearing that the festival was a success. It was also lovely to see the new mosaics around the farm.

Today we went to help Ian at the rugby club by weeding and re-seeding one of the pitches. Daryl and Steve were on seed duty, whilst everyone else was weeding. Ian set us the challenge of filling up a tonne bag full of weeds, which was accomplished just in time! After a scramble to put away the tonne bag, a group photo, and quickly scoff down a mini chocolate bar, we ran back to Old Spike. A few of us headed to the pub afterwards.

Two GoodGymers turned out for volunteering duties at Peckham Rye junior parkrun, helping the event run smoothly from start to finish. One marshalled the course, another tail walked to make sure no junior was left behind, and together they went the extra mile so local youngsters could enjoy a safe and supportive run.

No PBs needed when you're powering a community event. Just plenty of cheer, volunteer spirit, and another run-derful morning of giving back the GoodGym way! 👏💚🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

I went to help out at Tarbard Garden's volunteer day. I joined other volunteers from other organisations to help improve the garden, by making a nice picnic bench area and also building some mounds where wildflowers will be eventually planted. It was a great workout!