Helped Barbara setup the SE5 market stall.

Yesterday we went back to Cossall Estate to help Jackie. Along with newbie Dennis (welcome!), David, Daryl and Isaac met me at Old Spike, and we ran the 2kms there together. Richard was already at the community hall when we arrived, and Benjamin joined us soon after.

Jackie had two tasks for us, one which was to move things from one storage cupboard into another bigger one. And secondly, we continued scrubbing chairs which were stained from a flood. We managed to get both jobs done, before running back to Old Spike. Great job team! 🙌

I really enjoyed it! We met the farm workers and collected compost in wheelbarrows, sieved it together and took turns with the stages of this. Everyone was lovely and we were rewarded by meeting two calves, Potato and Dumpling! They were very cute! Thanks for the opportunity, it was a great way to spend a Saturday morning 🐄

We met at Old Spike and after a quick warm up we headed passed Peckham Rye Park and up to Dawson's Heights. We were met by James and set to work in the orchard. We had a successful evening clearing the undergrowth around the trees and James was very pleased with the amount we managed to get done.

This was a special charity day GoodGym set up for the team at Radius Insights.

First I meant the team at there office and took them on a 3km walk to the Galleywell Nature Reserve, an amazing oasis of natural habitat in Central London. The reserve allows nature to thrive, and is a vital resource for the local community and adjacent school who can visit to learn about the environment.

After a quick intro from the head of the nature reserve Paul, we got straight to work. We started off by having the guy move a big roof that's soon to be discarded. The girls were all given small garden spades and sphaerocephalon allium bulbs. They were required to dig holes that were either 4 or 6 inches deep, depending on the size of the bulbs. The bulbs were then planted and covered up so that they'll be able to grow fully by this time next year.

Whilst digging, one of the girls managed to unearth a dead bird filled with maggots. This was a huge shock but it was also something everyone found funny later on. That will be a interesting story to tell later. Whilst the girls were planting, the guys were shoveling manure into wheel barrels and spreading them around so that the nature reserve would have more places for plants to grow.

Thank you to the Radius Insights team, the work done will have a real impact on local residents. Galleywell is a vital green spaces in the borough with a invertebrate habitat wall, made out of recycled materials and gradually being built by volunteers. The site is currently well used by the adjacent school, and raised beds, native climbers and a bee hive are proposed to encourage more public interest in the garden.

Everyone did amazing today and I hope you all enjoyed your first GoodGym Session.

As the sole GoodGymer on duty, I arrived ready to lift, shift and sort, but the delivery was a no-show. Instead, I carried out some banana quality control and kept a watchful eye out for vans that never appeared. Some days are all action, some days are all anticipation, but that's volunteering for you. At least the bananas got the attention they deserved! 🍌🏃📦 on duty, I arrived ready to lift, shift and sort, but the delivery was a no-show. Instead, I carried out some banana quality control and kept a watchful eye out for vans that never appeared. Some days are all action, some days are all anticipation, but that's volunteering for you. At least the bananas got the attention they deserved! 🍌🏃📦