It was almost not raining, and then only drizzly mizzly on the 15 GoodGymmers who artived in Queen Square for a lovely Group Run or Walk.

Not only were Gaia and Genevieve back for a second deed, Will and Seb were the first to arrive for their very first visits to GoodGym - we hope to see you both again very soon, in your matching outfits!

The runners outnumbered the walkers this week and 9 GoodGymmers were sandwiched between Run Leaders Vaguely Northern Darren and Richard B as they set off to St Werburgh's Community Centre and the four walkers set about hunting litter on a walk across the city centre.

The runners navigated the flooded subway via the handily-placed Bricks of Dryness (BoDs) and set about tidying the play area in St Werburghs. We definitely didn't touch the plant that had the 'Do not touch' sign on it, but we did clear all of the soil, remove the weeds, and tidy toys up, as requested.

Meanwhile, litter-picking and tidying were happening on the walk up to and around Brunswick Square and, once that was tidier, through parts of the Cemetery where Richard G, Jason and Frances were introduced to the wonders of Renée and Renata by Melanie. The 80s were odd.

The rain held off for a couple of hours allowing me to find a whole new path in the Cemetery Gardens, all overseen by Robin who kept a close eye out for any worms and grubs - maybe he’s nesting nearby?

Earth Day was celebrated in Bristol through a visit to Brunswick Cemetery to support their Friends group's Monday morning action.

No orchestra today and on/off light rain meant great weather for transplanting from the wrong place to (hopefully) the right place, sycamore and bramble popping galore and paths revealed to (almost) their former glory - all in all a lot of earth was moved and two dumpy sacks filled, to be collected by the Council.

Also, almost an argument about cake as it's the week of Marianne's 50th good deed AND Jordan's birthday week so big celebrations at the Group Run tomorrow!

What a bumper crop of GoodGymmers under blue skies for a foray to Brunswick Cemetery after the inaugural presentation of Very Exciting GoodGym Bristol Badges for Run Leaders, TaskForce and extra special helpers. Watch this space for future developments!

We were joined by Jordan on his first good deed, Tom on his first group run and Freya back for her second Tuesday and looking totally different without her big woolly hat - fantastic to have you all on board. And yes, it normally appears a little bit chaotic at times but is definitely All Under Control.

With the tree popper/root puller on site and training demonstrations given by Top Tree Popper Marianne, Jordan was in his element tracking down protruding sycamores and brambles to be collected up into the Dumpy Sack of Doom, alongside Richard B's entrenching tool's victims.

Valè and Richard G took to the paving slab tidying, Richard missing his seasonal role as a lamppost already.

The bindweed/buttercup/sycamore club scouted out more widely - Caroline, Jason, Janka and Frances uncovered lots of ground and were very good at leaving the non-weed plants to grow, whilst Tom moved on to earn his Pathfinder status with the muddiness redistributed away from the golden gravel.

Ed and Nik grabbed the loppers and went in search of bigger things to chop - do much is now growing so fast!

And Janka's email address is nothing like kangaroo, in case you were wondering.

Until next week!

A dry Monday morning and a nice quiet session in Brunswick Cemetery, or it was until the fantastic accompaniment of an orchestra practicing John Williams’s The Raiders March - such a treat!

Apparently it’s a recovery project for professional musicians in recovery from alcoholism - how very Bristol!

Oh, and some gardening.

A two-hour weather window was perfect for an Easter Monday spring clean at Brunswick Cemetery with non-stop chat shared with the friends of the park. And a whole dumpy bag of ivy, creeper and sycamore saplings was a lot to have shifted and resulted in one very happy robin!