Karen met up with Mrs E who is housebound and who needed a few items from the local shop. Mrs E was grateful for the help.

9 GoodGymmers met at Cookham Dean Primary School on a lovely spring evenibg ready to help with some outdoor jobs- cleaning the railings, breaking down an old bench and moving a heavy cupboard. We powered through the jobs in about 30 minutes so with time to spare we asked for some more work and helped to clean the children's leaf shaped benches and stools plus a bigger bench. It made a big difference and we hope to return for some painting / varnishing if the school need us again. Well done everyone!

This was Isha's and Christine's first GoodGym task so welcome both and hope you enjoyed it!

Rachel and Sol joined a group of Friends of Maidenhead Waterways for a session to trim overgrowth along the York Stream.

Saturday morning turned out to be very sunny and temperatures climbed up during session. we all enjoyed the warmth of sun.

Many volunteers joined the session and we all worked together as team to trim new growth grass, brambles and cleared emergency exits from the canal.

We used the nearby picnic table for our tea break and conversations flowed and friendships strengthened.

It was excellent way to start the weekend!

Five Goodgymers spent an hour in their neighbourhoods litter picking.There was plenty to clear up! Caryl discovered plenty of cans, part of a traffic cone and a block of wood but combined this with a chat with a local resident who she told all about Goodgym! There were signs of life including a caterpillar in previously cleared sites. Sol went above and beyond sorting her pile into recycling and general rubbish and found 1 glove and 2 hats! Tessa collected a large bag full enjoying the sunshine on route. Rachel and Angela enjoyed a chatty walk in the sunshine exploring unknown paths around the St Marks and A4 area. A productive tidy up, well done all!

Welfare visit for Mrs D

All five GoodGymmers made their way to today’s task under their own steam. Juli, Jess, and first‑timer Pammi walked over together from the community centre, Angela arrived by bike, and Ed took a meandering route via a few extra churches before joining us at St Luke’s.

At the church we were greeted by task owner Jaqueline, who revealed our challenge: mountains of pruned branches and brush. Suspiciously familiar mountains. Possibly the very same ones we proudly created on previous visits. Apparently the universe (and Jaqueline) had decided it was time for us to tidy up after ourselves.

The mission: break it all down, bag it all up, and prepare it for its glamorous final journey to the dump.

The team got stuck in immediately; snapping, stuffing, chatting, and generally turning chaos into neatly filled black sacks. The weather behaved, the daylight was kind, and the piles shrank with satisfying speed. Juli and Angela even discovered a couple of froggy supervisors, who hopped out of the way as we dismantled their hiding place.

After an hour of industrious bag‑filling, we stood back to admire our handiwork; 31 bags packed, stacked, and ready for their ride to rubbish heaven.

We always love a visit to St Luke’s, and something tells us we’ll be back soon; to finish the job, tackle new odd‑jobs, or maybe just check in on our froggy friends.