Four smiley GoodGymers turned up at the Community Allotment to tend to the veggies and orchard on a sunny Friday afternoon. There were lots of reasons to smile, the working week was behind us and the weekend was just starting, the weather was as summery as it gets and the bright red t-shirts added an extra vibe of cheer. We watered, planted leeks, weeded the asparagus and potato beds, weeded in the orchard and Kay even spotted our resident Robin, Mr Fluffy. Well done all, Kay, Sol, Ed and Georgeta!

Our group of dozen of Goodgymers and first time Wednesday session leader Anne-Laure were happily participating in refreshing the beautiful drawings on the ground of Ray Mill Island. Organised by our lovely Nivi, the painting involved finding the right colours to match the drawings made last year by the same Goodgymers. The weather was lovely, the vibe was great, the quest to find the perfect red colour unfortunately failed. But it didn't stop everyone to recreate the beautiful letters, drawings and games. The rainbow ended up very personalised.

The evening finished with not just one but two celebrations! Roberta celebrated her 100th good deed and Rachel her (unofficial) 250th. Well done to them! Rachel spoilt us (again) with her amazing skills of baking and her creative poem writing.

A successful session, 2 amazing cakes and beautiful colours on the island! The good gymmers have spread a little bit more of joy in Maidenhead!

Welfare visit for Mrs D

It was a belated celebration for Karen's 50th Good Deed at the Baby Bank this morning . She was pleased to receive her medal, but it was business as usual, sorting, sorting and more sorting of donations

Sheila was the sole sign-up for today's allotment session, so got straight to work. The water butts were filled from the long hose to the tap while I got on with other jobs. I potted up 2 globe artichokes, pinched out the side shoots from the tomatoes, and did some general weeding. The full water butts will be available for the volunteers coming in to water during next week's predicted dry spell

Six enthisiastic Good gymers visited the new home of the Green Skills Library in Maidenhead to help clean up. After much scrubbing, elbow grease and polishing the kitchen shone and sparkled. We emptied buckets and bowls of dirty water down the sinks, a satisfying task!