We returned to Middlethorpe Hall for another fence painting session. the rumours of how well we get looked after must be out as it was a bumper turn out!

We quickly got started with a team at each end containing wire brushers and painters. We speedily advanced towards each other - apparently team Vicky did two thirds to team Ed's one third - sounds about right!

Once our section was finished we were rewarded with scones, sandwiches and hot drinks.

The best was yet to come however - we got to go behind the scenes and pose on the roof for our group photo!

All in all a very enjoyable afternoon, in many ways!

We had the task of covering 4 mini map areas of Bishopthorpe with Brunswick Christmas leaflets. This was to advertise their Christmas Festival on 24th November as well as their trees and wreaths and other hand made Christmas gifts made by the charity. Becca and Catherine took two areas and Laura and Lionel the other two. We managed to get 60% done of each in the hour so Laura stayed and finished what was left of the last two maps while the others headed to the next task at Middlethorpe Hall.

We met on a beautiful sunny Friday morning in Rawcliffe for another leafleting session for St Leonard's Hospice. We split up into teams and after just over an hour we'd delivered around another 500 leaflets. On the way round we enjoyed looking at the various Halloween decorations!

Five Goodgymers had a lovely morning working alongside other volunteers to clear the beds and plant a new sensory garden at Huntington Library. Lyndsey and Kirsty started out by liberating a neglected quince bush from the weeds (and uncovering hidden treasure in the form of a £20 note!), while Rachel, Jenna and Lucy got stuck in digging over the beds and hauling manure. We watched the expert gardener lay out the plants according to her plan, then helped settle them all in nicely to their new positions, where they will provide bright colouring and lovely scents for library visitors. We were then treated to snacks and a cup of tea - thanks for having us!

Igglepiggle and his friends live in an enchanted forest that is rife with colourful and bright flowers.

The beautiful and bright flowers have gone to sleep for the winter, and Igglepiggle needed to clear the hay from them to help them grow extra colourful next year, so he invited his lovely bright red friends from GoodGym over for some night gardening.

Igglepiggle had arranged some big tarps in bright colours to gather up the grass. Tombliboo Unn, Eee and Ooo raked the grass onto the tarps super fast because they're very strong! Upsy Daisy nearly poked Makka Pakka in the face with her giant rake! Silly Upsy Daisy!

Soon the happy team had a big comfy mound of grass, and after a little sit (it's not bedtime yet!) they dragged it all over to the enchanted forest to spread amongst the trees. This will help them to grow big and tall and beautiful!

Everyone had a lovely time gardening in the dark, and now it's time for Igglepiggle's GoodGym friends to go home to bed. Night night everyone!

We both got an absolute soaking en route to the task so arrived in a very soggy state. My problem was that the hand cream I'd applied before setting out on my run, in combination with very wet hands, meant that it was difficult to get a good grip on the large tables. However, with John's help we soon got all the tables and chairs set out and headed off for a well-earned coffee.