Daryl and Ross meet at the Brewhouse and ran the short distance across the town to Horseshoe Common where we meet Caprice with her two Dogs Rue and Eddie plus Paul, dont leave it so long Paul it was great to see you. Armed with Litter picks we set off round the Common which to our surprise it was very clean which makes a change.We still managed to fill Two half bags of Litter so we managed to leave the area knowing its very clean so all can enjoy the Common.After Three quarters of an hour we said our goodbyes and Daryl and Ross ran back to the Brewhouse Tell next time Daryl

Daryl and katie meet at the Brewhouse and went for a short run across the town to Horseshoe Common where we meet Eleanor,and Jason i would like to give a warm Goodgym welcome to Jason on his first task it was nice to meet you .Armed with litter picks we walked round the park to which i must say was looking very clean but we still managed to fill a sack and a half.As soon as we set off we walked pasted a bench with to lads sat on it ,we all got a high from the smell of the smoke. As we walked round we soon found the usual bottles ans cans .But we did manage to find a large canister of laughing gas .We soon had a sack and a half of rubbish which we placed by the bins at the entrance. I look forward to seeing you all next week i shall post a task later in the week.

Daryl and Caprice meet at Kings park Cricket Pavilion and went for a short run round the park.On returning we where joined by Lea and Keith it was nice to see them on a Monday evening.we where also joined by Katie and a new recruit for Bournemouth Nelly {her dog}. We where soon on our way round the park picking up litter which included the usual sweet wrappers wet wipes.Lea found the first unusual item which was a clothes dryer. Not to be out done Daryl found a Shoe Horn and Caprice found a Kinder surprise toy.With the bags almost full we made our way back to the Cricket Pavilion where we had a group photo and said our good byes.I look forward too seeing you on the next task.

What a beautiful evening to celebrate GoodGym Bournemouth's 7th birthday. Our first ever good deed was a beach clean so to celebrate, the GoodGymers performed a litter-pick at gloriously sunny Durley Chine beach. Daryl, Neil, Janet and Caprice met newbies Lucy and Louis for a short Group Run to the Beach. Welcome Lucy and Louis! They certainly looked the part by wearing red T-Shirts (hopefully it won't take long for their shirts to arrive) Once at the beach they met Hannah, Sue, Paul, Katie and Katie's mum Jill. It was Jill's first time at GoodGym, she is smashing her C25K so hopefully next time we will see her at our Group Runs! The beach was still quite busy so the group started their litter pick by whizzing around the car-park and up onto the cliff-top. It was slim pickings to start with but the bags just kept getting heavier. We were soon joined by Lea and Keith who had spent the day volunteering on Brownsea Island. They were both knackered but still managed to join us with their grabbers and bin bags. We love you guys! After a successful session the group then hit the beach for celebratory drinks and snacks. What a great bunch, it was so nice to see so many faces! Here's to another seven years and more!! Cheers! 🥂🎉

Three runners meet Cheryl from Your Planet Doctors in Northey Road to help with there project Grow your own Rainbow Garden we were asked to fill some sacks with compost that was lying on the soil it was leaves and old roots that had rotted down We soon had the sacks full so we set to work and leveled the ground off and made a pile of the compost Once finished Cheryl came back and was pleased with what we had done we look forward to seeing you next week when we are back at Bishop Aldlems Primary School.

On the agenda for this week was giving Meyrick Park a bit of a makeover.

It attracted 10 of the best!

Lea, fresh off her exploits of appearing in the Guardian in an article about her part in the keeping Bournemouth tidy efforts with the amazing Dorset Devils. Glad there wasn't any human excrement this time round!! And she topped that by completing her 15th Good deed!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!

Emma and Lea are seasoned pro's so they brought their own litter pickers, and Emma even had her own reusable "bin bag".

Only a couple didn't bring gloves....which now reminds me there wasn't a forfeit for them!!! DAMN!!! That's ok....I'll remember for next time...I think?

We have a very committed group, you know....Charlotte managed to step on a Weever fish in the morning, went to work and then still turned up to do some good with us! And Lea, along with now having to deal with being famous, had a pretty serious cut on her head from an accident on Tuesday and still turned up!

With bikes locked up, gloves on and litter pickers at hand we set off....in two naturally forming groups....boys and girls....it just happened. And it was amicable!

Daryl, Sam and Sean combed the right hand side of the park, finding less than expected behind the toilets.... Sue, Hannah, Emma, Lea, Karen and Char set off across the field to the left side of the park.

We soon converged at the top of the park and the main entrance to the park where the team hit the jackpot!

Sue and Karen managed to itsy bitsy spider lots off cans up and over a fence with their pickers....Hannah and Daryl managed to break theirs....

Char discovered 2013 ear buds and then took it upon herself to pick them all up and then we all wondered what the ear buds were being used for...except Emma she gagged each time we mentioned ear wax hahaha

Hannah forced me to climb a tree to get a bag down that had been safely stored away...we felt bad and put it back...I miss climbing trees!

Lea reported some fly tipping, Sam probably was possessed...in a good way! Each time he headed off into the bushes he came back with loads of stuff!

In the end we filled up all our bags, spent time outdoors together, left things better than when we arrived and headed home feeling that little bit better than when we started. Improving your life by just 1% can have a great impact.

What's your 1% going to look like today?

Have a great weekend everyone!!!