...from a BBQ to help St Leonards and York Carers pack down their gazebos after a busy day at York Pride. We made quick work with no incident. Back to the BBQ!

Not our words, but those of the lead marshal at Pride! So Antonia, James, Jenna, Becca, Soph and Elle did their best to keep the enormous rainbow flag straight all across York! Having to do all the anti-terrorism training was a drag (pun intended), but well worth it on the day. They had a fantastic time and there were even whispers of doing it again next year.

A gang of jolly Goodgymers met at the Poppleton centre for a spot of exercise in the summer sun

We had three group - long and fast, medium and steady and the slow walkers.

We arrived back and were rewarded with delicious pizza and good chat

where shall we go next?

but no less enthusiasm :)

A terrific trio met Iain from the council to tackle some weeds at Gale Farm Court. We made a start on a path to the side of the main entrance but didn't get all the way along the path to the courtyard on this occasion - that's for another visit. However, we were very pleased with our efforts and left the area looking much improved. I'm sure we'll be asked back again to carry on the good work.

It was a scorching hot May evening, but it takes more than that to dim our Lust for Life. Fifteen hot, sweaty, mildly-dehydrated Good Gymers ran and cycled to St Aelreds to Search and Destroy weeds in their raised beds - that's My Idea of Fun. There was talk of going shirtless like Iggy Pop, but lacking his leathery charm we decided to stick to our GG tops. We were joined by Jo, a first timer, and Ali, a very new member - welcome!

Delving through the undergrowth we encountered no less than ten frogs of varying colours and sizes. Uncertain of the collective noun for frogs (army, chorus, colony or knot if anyone wondered) we settled on referring to then as the Flurry of Frogs. To protect them from harm (i.e. our haphazard digging and hacking) we compassionately rehomed them in the overgrown area at the back of the field, where they fro(g)licked happily. That was after we'd actually caught the little blighters, which was a task in itself - Naughty Little Froggie!

Once the beds were clear of weeds and frogs we filled them with Dirt, Mud and compost. With only one wheelbarrow we were forced to improvise - the Prime Movers were Nick with a traffic cone and Mitch with his toy dumper truck.

After the task we repaired to the sun deck for some (sadly alcohol-free) beer and a round of birthday squats to celebrate Leanne's big day. One of our longest serving members, Leanne is no stranger to getting in amongst the the weeds - she's a Real Wild Child. Oh yeah, she's a wild one.

Hotter, sweater, and still fairly dehydrated, we headed back to The Ackhorne for further liquid refreshment and a Real Cool Time in the shady beer garden.