We met bright and early at the Knavesmire to get our high-vis and instructions for this popular and scenic 10k. Welcome to James, doing his first Goodgym task!

After walking to our assigned marshall points, our main job was to cheer and encourage, keeping a careful eye our for familiar faces in the crowds of runners - well done to Cara, Steve, Vicky, Kit, Charlotte, Carys and Rebecca for their fantastic running!

We started tonight's session by celebrating all the goodgymers who ran York 10k. We had pbs galore as well as Matt getting a P1 at parkrun. We also welcomed Christine to her first task.

This week’s GoodGym adventure then took most of us to Scarcroft Allotments, a mere 800 metres away, to help keep the site in tip-top shape, whilst Mitch took a splinter group to Hull Road park to do some raking.

Our first task was giving the hedges a well-earned trim, tackling overgrown branches to leave the paths looking neater and more welcoming. A group also did a bit of heavy lifting - dragging a pile of old carpets down to the car park. This upset a nest of wasps and unfortunately Nathan got stung a few times.

This us what the Hull Road gang got up to-

We arrived at Hull Road Park and needed to clear dried and cracked plants. It was important we cleared the tinder as it was a massive spark risk in this heat.

We quickly filled 10 Tonne bags and cleared the area...luckily in time for the rain tonight!

With the allotment looking smarter and the park clearer, we finished the evening with a fitness session. The highlight (or depending on who you ask, the toughest part!) was teddy bear rolls, which had everyone rolling, balancing and laughing in equal measure. A fun way to round off a productive evening of volunteering and exercise.

A huge well done to everyone who came along and helped make a real difference at at both sites. From hedge pruning to carpet shifting and teddy bear rolling, it was another brilliant example of GoodGym combining doing good with getting fit.

We helped Brunswick to pack up at the end of its food festival, taking down gazebos and moving tables and boards. The event had helped to raise money and awareness for Brunswick and had consisted if food and craft stalls, children's activities, a cafe, food demos and tours. All help was gratefully received at the end of a long day.

Five Goodgymers met to tackle the jungle of Escrick station in an attempt to make it usable once again as a picnic site. After hearing a bit about the history of the site - originally a station on the London line constructed for the exclusive use of the local landowner - and the long struggle to incorporate it once again into the Solar System cycle path, we got to work hacking back the brambles, getting a fair few scratches on the way. We haven't quite managed to restore it yet to its former glory, but if you are passing and in need of somewhere to perch while eating a sandwich, it'll do the trick.

Three regulars GG volunteers at the clothes swap this month helped ensure another successful event with clothes sorted and hung, drinks served and everything out away in record time at the end.

Post-swap we had lunch with the rest of the team and enjoyed an afternoon of spa treatments that left us looking radiant. I've never left a GoodGym task smelling better 😁

Just the two of us tonight for this one but it was quality not quantity for Leanne's last GG task before she jets if to Africa to climb a big rock.

We made light work of the task and left the place with everything ready for the morning.