This months Hartrigg Oaks visit started with the trusty parachute games. Gently easing us in with the big balloon and then moving onto some tiny balls to start the competition.

Next we moved onto chucking balls at Lucy* *well into her head basket which she willingly brought along! We had some competitive throwing but retreated back to the trust basketball hoop once Lucy had had enough of having her glasses knocked. Oops.

We ended with our favourite (and until now) unnamed game with the drainpipes until one of the residents called it The Rolling Stones.

Today we were in room 5 and swiftly set up 5 tables for the weekly age uk social

There was lots to celebrate tonight following the weekends goings on. First up we had the wedding of Vicky and Neil (congratulations guys!) followed by a fair few members completing Thorp Perrrow parkrun dressed in wedding attire, including what could possibly be the first ever parkrun P1 featuring a chap in a dress carrying a handbag (classic Mitch). We then carried on the celebrations by numbering off whilst listing our favourite things about weddings, including lots of mentions of the various foods!

After that it was time to venture to Greenfields in a Woollard sandwich with Ed leading the run out and Amy backmarking. Meanwhile Vicky led a cycling group. Upon arrival at Greenfields the guys were organised promptly into 5 different groups and then led off by a volunteer from Greenfields to get stuck into their task. The following is the best recollection Ed can possibly give of what each different group was doing, without actually bothering to take the time to ask...

The first group were near the entrance and appeared to be hacking away at grass with relatively blunt instruments. Amy in particular seemed to be struggling to actually get any of the grass cut and every time Ed returned she'd swapped her instrument for one that she thought might be sharper. I think Michael may have actually managed to get some grass cut with a sickle but I can't be sure. He just looks like someone who can cut grass reasonably well.

The next 3 groups all seemed to be around the same sort of area. I think they were cutting grass near the raised beds or possibly even weeding in the beds, but I can't be sure. Mitch was asleep on the floor for a bit and Abigail was absolutely covered in stuff out of the beds which meant Babs had to get rather familiar with Abigail to help clear her backside! Steve constantly had a wheelbarrow. Laura was definitely removing grass from the side of a raised bed but didn't really seem to know why. Mitch had a wee in a bush. Abigail kept making faces. Jake and Matt appeared to genuinely be getting some work done, but I'm not sure if it was useful or not.

The final group were rather conveniently placed near the fruit trees and I honestly have no idea what they were doing. Rich had a rake but was leaning on it quite a bit. Lucy was very well hidden deep into the bushes. I think she was just hiding so that she could eat the fruit. I think I saw Neil and J cut some grass but I could be wrong.

After all that hard work it was time for a classic Greenfields symmetrical photo before a quick wedding themed fitness session, but only after Amy had reminded Ed that it was supposed to be wedding themed! There were some squats to start the wedding day, some lunges up the aisle, some very questionable dancing including the macarena and a little lie down at the end of the wedding featuring some burpees.

All in all a fab session at Greenfields and we'll be back again soon!

How Penny managed to come up with new puns every week for Planet Food is beyond me! But, what isn't beyond this mini GoodGym contingent is the ability to weed and water even in these high midday temperatures! Becky was so efficient that, even with Elle arriving 5 minutes early, she had already managed to untangle the hose and have it ready for the task at hand. Within half an hour they had thoroughly watered the three raised beds and pulled out a basket full of weeds.

all tidied away despite heat

3 glorious GoodGymers set up the tables & chairs ready for the elderly folk to use during their weekly day out. A small task with a big benefit for the Age UK organisers. NB - from next week & over the holidays the task will be a little later at 9am.