Anna and Sheila went to the community allotment today in some warm conditions. While we filled the water butts with the hose, we did all the watering using watering cans. We were joined by another volunteer Jessica and her daughter. Anna and Jessica took on the task of training the squashes away from strangling the tomatoes while Sheila pinched out the tomato side shoots. We left all the water butts full, ready for watering in the coming week

It was a challenging morning for Goodgymers Carol, Caroline, Karen and Sheila. The Baby Bank has been inundated recently with clothes donations. While they have a temporary stop to taking any clothes, our task was help order the donations bags we already have. They were in a right old mess - some unlabelled bags, some in the wrong storage travel cot, and many contained a huge mix of clothes for different age groups. We spent the morning inspecting what was in each bag, labelling each bag clearly with the gender and age group, and making sure it was in the correct storage place. Now any volunteer looking for a specific size should be able to select the correct bag. The facility looked so much more ordered and tidier when we were finished. Thanks to everyone for putting in a much longer shift than normal to make sure we finished the job

Three merry musketeers ventured into the kingdom of Riverside hub to fight the growing weeds. And oh joy! how fun this quest was! Nothing beat the satisfying feeling of pulling the vines and the various weeds from the ground. The 3 valiant musketeers conquered the task with such ease and agility that they got rewarded with sweet and juicy strawberries. Before departing the kingdom, they had time to plant some nice smelling lavender. The 2 tasks were done but more adventure is to be done in the kingdom of Riverside Hub.

4 regulars turned up for the Spital Cemetery workparty this morning. Sue tackled a grave she was trying to find a name for, hoping that there was an inscription on the underside of a fallen cross. Meanwhile Karen, Sheila and Maggie took on the brambles that were overpowering a number of headstones. Two big dumpy bags later , several headstones had been revealed, so we hope that William, Anne, Jane and Rachel approve!

Nine keen good gymers arrived at Norden Farm on a mission to create a local beach for the summer holidays. Tonnes of sand were emptied using shovels, spades and hands. Teamwork made light work of the task and bags were emptied in record time! After some efficient raking the beach was covered by large plastic sheets to protect it from a cat's playground. Hopefully the giant sandpit will provide hours of digging fun for the summer play-scheme.

4 GoodGymers gathered at Braywick Heath Nurseries, who are still trying to sort their grounds out after nearly having to close at the end of last year. The gravel area running alongside the greenhouse has been invaded by lots of weeds, so taskowner Kate was keen that these should be pulled out before going to seed and blowing onto the rest of the nursery. We welcomed Lindsay to her very first GoodGym task, it was great to have her along too. The dry weather and membrane underneath meant that most weeds pulled out easily, but some were a bit tougher. We rewarded ourselves with some blackberries before cutting the brambles down. By the end of the session we had filled two big dumpy bags with the weeds and the area looked a whole lot better. Great work, team