We had a strong team of five today so we made light work of packing away all the tables and chairs into their resting places. After a hoover and sweep we were done and were offered bread, fruit or herbs from the sessions leftovers as a reward

Myself, Jenna and Claire gathered in Rawcliffe to deliver leaflets for St Leonard's Hospice. After a quick look at the map we headed off together to tackle the maze of cul-de-sacs, trying not to get lost! After just an hour, we'd completed a good section of the map and delivered around 200 leaflets. There are many more leaflets and areas to cover so look out for another session soon!
I forgot to take a photo so here are the maps and leaflets instead!

2 🚴‍♀️ got off their bikes to set up the chairs & tables ready for the games to begin. whilst multi tasking (does chatting count?) this much appreciated task was speedily completed.

Tonight we saw a bumper turnout for Holgate Community Allotment which meant there were plenty of hands on deck for a proper evening of GoodGym gardening.

Before we set off we celebrated PK and Leanne's epic hike up Kilimanjaro, as well a some great 10k running from Stef at the weekend.

When we arrived we were met by Helen who had a long list of jobs. We got stuck into turning the compost, cutting back brambles, watering trees and clearing the school plot, giving everything a much-needed tidy-up. There was also a group of scrumpers sorting the windfall apples. 🍎 Because there were so many of us there was lots of opportunity to stand about and have a chat too!

We rounded off the evening with a lively game of Fitness Splat, proving that even after all that digging, chopping and clearing, there was still plenty of energy left in the tank for a bit if fun!

A bumper turnout, a bumper workload and finally a bumper crop of apples. A very productive night at Holgate! 💪🌱

see you next week!

We headed down to Headlands School to see what could be done to freshen up their bell tent. This was purchased a year ago and has become quite mildewy. Andy had already managed to treat the fabric walls using white wine vinegar, and had them looking a lot better, so it fell to us to clean up the canas floor.

We swept, scrubbed and sweated. We wore level 3 breathing apparatus which protected us from stray mould spores but made it a little difficult to see. Also breathe.

But the job was done - the tent is now clean and ready to give the forest school kids a place to go when it's raining. Hurrah!

We met Vanessa and Kev at the entrance to the site, and they showed us the giant pile of road planings which needed barrowing down to create a permanent surface for the path from the car park to the main area of their site. The summer's heat had caused the road planings to melt together slightly, creating rock hard piles that needed to be attacked with a pick axe before we could make with our shovels. Undaunted we got down to business, Vanessa and Kev worked alongside us, and we got what we could get done done. But there's a lot left to do. It felt good to be lending a hand at a place that clearly helps so many families, creating a community for people who have fallen between the cracks of the education system. I have a feeling we'll be back again soon.