Its was quality not quantity this Monday with a reduced turnout due to a group of regulars being away sampling the delights of Marathon du Médoc.

Making a welcome return after a long time was Christine and her energy was put to great use leading us through an unconventional but fun warm up. Then eighteen of us made the longish run out to Greenfields.

When we got there, we split into two teams - team one was asked to cut back overgrown grass to make the paths around the raised beds visible, whilst team two emptied the compost bins and prepared some of the raised beds for winter.

Team one did a great job with the paths and were joined by a new prospective recruit Meya. We tasked George with welcoming her and explaining what we do and he must have done a good job because Meya is now going to sign up and join us again.

Team two had a shaky start with Tristan acting like he'd never used a wheelbarrow before despite his 161 previous tasks. Luckily the rest of the team performed admirably covering the raised beds with cardboard to suppress the weeds, and clearing the existing compost bins in preparation for the new ones arriving.

With the tasks complete, we headed to Clarence Gardens so we had space for a Médoc themed fitness exercise. Two (different) teams fought it out to transport the most wine (ok summer fruits cordial) on trays without spilling it. Everyone took it very seriously so there more precision than raw aggression but Leanne's team were convincing winners.

We are back in the main church area as the toddlers group reclaim their space after the summer break. All change again as long tables replace square ones and large red armchairs replace stacking chairs. Red chairs are heavy but glide on felt feet which makes life easier for us and for the beneficiaries.

The September clothes swap saw a good turnout from both GoodGym and swappers so we were kept busy putting out clothes for the duration of the task.

Lots of fun was had by all!

Four of us joined the clothes swap team for the last evening set up before this task moves to Saturday mornings.

Lots of fun as usual, big shout out to Elle who completed her longest run ever prior to the task!

A swift clean up as ever at Planet Food, with super help from Sam & Elle who were on a gardening task outside. Chairs stacked, tables wiped & put away, floors hoovered and swept and Southlands left in ship shape ready for the next community activity.

Ok, so our feats didn't quite make it to the cinema screens, but they got great reviews from the task beneficiary who could not believe that four GoodGymers showed up to prep the raised beds for autumn. With three proper gardeners leading the way, Elle just followed Sam, Rachel and Clare's lead, and before the half-an-hour was over they'd managed to fill the whole compost heap and the three raised beds were looking better than ever!