Some say a mens best friend is a dog and we say Yorks best friend for a charitable clean up is GoodGym.

A pack of GoodGymers assembled on a Sunday afternoon to help York Museums Trust clear up after a dog show.

The team worked together to make sure the clear down went with out a hitch and their task leader Neil advised them all he was the lead after the task was complete by thanking them for their hard work and efforts. His wife Vicky had earlier got the team going and supported her husband well with the lead.

All gazebos were safely taken down with no cocked legs in sight and many happy faces on the stall holders. A dog agility course was dismantled and an agile GoodGym team carried it over a rocky wall and down a small hill to its waiting van for transport.

Some hay bails proved to be heavier than expected to carry across the site and also very itchy to the skin a few minutes after putting them down.

The task finished with cart and trailer movement by the GoodGymers assisting the stall holders and then posing for the team photo with obligatory pose.

Another task complete and another positive day for dogs, people, museum gardens and our trusty GoodGym team.

A goodly size group of GG Yorkies met at the new St Leonard's Hospice donation centre at Clifton Moor. After a short induction and tour we split into two teams of four. Half of the group hung, priced and put out clothes in the £1 clearance shop whilst the other half sorted kids' and ladies' clothes into summer and winter. We had a quick tea break half way through and in no time our two hours was up. We'd got a lot of stock into the shop and sorted many crates in the warehouse which will be a big help.

This week Jenna was able to set up Planet Food Cafe tables and chairs with more confidence, as we had the photos from last week, showing the layout of all 16 tables in the hall. So a new system was born! The boxes of surplus food were brought into the shop, then the cardboard boxes were collapsed to send back to Tesco. This week , as last week, loads of white rolls and sorry looking baguettes were looking for a home. How come there is so much of it? Had the bread secretly bred when no one was looking?!

Mikael and Jenna got on with the usual heavy lifting of stacking chairs and putting away tables, when the dustpan and brush staged a takeover! They took the glory, sweeping up the floor and then declared that they are our overlords and we must obey, or we will be hoovered into oblivion! Fine by us we said, but we will list the task next week anyway, in case the 'animate' objects have not worked out how to collapse all 16 tables. That takes real intelligence!

Tables turned Chairs changed All in place for the 23 older folk attending the day club today. *Kredit to Kirsty

Seven mildly moist and rather weary Good Gymers made their way along the Haxby high street, past the doctors surgery and into the Wigginton Community Garden. There we were met by Lorraine, who gave us a quick tour and showed us what needed to be done. We repositioned the gazebo, adjusting its height and thereby reducing the chances of an accidental beheading. We planted some fruit canes, then moved on to working on the path, which needed a thorough weeding.

Our task done, Lorraine treated us to tea and cake round the picnic table, which was extremely welcome. With three tasks under our belts, not to mention rather a lot of cake, as the bees buzzed and the grass rustled in the breeze we considered ourselves lucky to be out in such a lovely setting. A good crew and a good day - well done everyone.