Today at the Baby Bank we were all on clothes-checking duty and/or preparing referrals. Rebecca gave us all a reminder talk on the need to remain vigilant to ensure that no poor quality garments get through the checking process. Unfortunately many of the donations are dirty, too worn or zips don't work, and the Baby Bank prides itself on only giving out good quality clothes. I think we were all extra-picky for the rest of the session

The transformation of the community centre chairs continues. More discussion of possible fabric combinations, piecing together with the sewing machine, cutting out and fitting to the seats. We had some lovely encouraging comments from other users of the community centre, which was great to hear

Tessa, Rachel, Sheila, Kanika and I met up at Pinkneys Green, which is green and lovely to the untrained eye, but sadly awash with litter when you start looking more carefully, especially along the roads.

It was great to meet Leysa and Darren. Leysa has been doing a brilliant job organising litter picks with other residents locally, and was joining up with GoodGym for the first time.

We found heaps of rubbish - the usual cans, bottles and snack packaging, most likely lobbed from car windows, and lots of dog poo bags too.

Thanks to Leysa for informing the council of our plans. Tivoli came and took away our rubbish at the end of the session.

Sorry I didn't manage to get a photo of the group!

Meanwhile Viv, Angela and Georgeta did litter picks in their own neighbourhoods. Viv and Angela were joined by honorary canine member Flora and Georgeta worked hard to pick up lots of pieces that had been shredded by a mower, including a car floor mat.

A cold, but more surprisingly dry night welcomed 8 goodgymmers to Holyport FC for the G.O.A.T of all tasks- pothole filling!

Once we had assembled (like the good gym equivalent to the avengers) we collected our weapons of choice in the way of spades, forks and wheel barrows, and with torches leading our way made it to the pile of shingle in the dark.

In no time at all we had 3 wheel barrows (one with an exceptionally squeaky wheel) filled and commenced with the mission at hand

A short time later all pot holes were filled and we made our way back to the meeting point for cookies and pats on the back for another successfully completed mission!

Watch this space for the sequel!

Sheila and Agnija helped out at Braywick Plant Nursery, helping them get ready for spring. Our first task was to fill with compost, as many 10cm pots as would fit on the side bench. 364 pots later, the bench was full! They are now ready for transplanting plug plants We then moved on to finding all the 2 litre and 3 litre pots in amongst all the hundreds of pots that had been returned for re-use. We soon got our eye in, and there are piles of pots now waiting to be filled.

6 GoodGymers helped the Cookham Arts Club take down their Spring exhibition. It's a really fun task, involving dismantling large display screens and stowing them away under the stage, as well as shifting tables and chairs.

There is a fine art to fitting the screens under the stage, in which Jess is now well rehearsed. She didn't hesitate when asked to crawl under the stage and play tetris with the screens. The rest of us were busy bringing more and more kit to the stage hatch when there was a cry from below,

'We need another one of those red people down here!'

Georgeta took her cue and joined Jess in the confined space below.

Sheila, Viv, Tony and I meanwhile made the hall emptier and emptier, until everything was clear. And in record timing too!

Jess and Georgeta eventually emerged from their hiding place, still smiling, and it was time to take a bow and head for home.