Work continues to rid the beds on Ray Mill Island of the dreaded winter heliotrope and replace it with something more interesting and wildlife-friendly. Mick and Sheila joined other volunteers digging out the heliotrope and replacing it with donated plants. Mick also tried his hand at fashioning a plant support out of dogwood stems to keep a Spirea from overhanging the path. And a pretty good job he made of it too - every day is a learning day!

Welfare visit for Mrs.

Today's session at the Baby Bank was a productive and peaceful one, with Karen, Carol and Sheila on clothes sorting while Caroline was asked to take on the shoe challenge. We surprised Carol at tea-break with a medal to celebrate her 50th Good Deed, most of which have been at the Baby Bank where she has become an experienced and valued member of the volunteering team.Well done Carol. Go and order your black Tshirt, and here's to the next 50!

4 Goodgymers joined Taskowner Jaren and another volunteer at a very sunny Spital Cemetery for a regular workparty. Maggie and Sue flexed their muscles re-siting two fallen stone crosses on their graves and clearing the grass so that the outlines could be seen. Meanwhile Karen and Sheila cleared the brambles from a large memorial dedicated to the Riley family. Another satisfying session

9 GoodGymers helped out at the Community Allotment this evening. We had lots of tasks on our list. Angela and Gillian weeded around the chard and Welsh onions, Mike took on the Rhubarb bed and Anne-Laure and Rachel weeded around the figs and raspberries. Georgeta and Angela planted the potatoes in some old recycling boxes, in a lovely mix of horse manure and reclaimed topsoil. Amy and Sarah started pricking out some of the seedlings growing in the smart new greenhouse, giving them all a bit more space to grow. Angela made sure everything was given a good water. Great work by the red T-shirted team on a beautiful spring evening

Mrs P is housebound and lives in just one room, so her view out over the front garden is very important to her. I removed all of last year's flower stems, weeded the beds and took as many Sycamore seedlings as I could find out the gravel area. There are lots of flowers to come, so the garden should look really lovely in a few weeks time