One GoodGymer visited Greenhill Allotments to remove some more weeds, making the allotments look tidier. Task owner Sue was as gregarious as ever and was thankful for the assistance.

Two GoodGymers paid a visit to Greenhill Allotments on a pleasant Saturday afternoon. The task today was to clear weeds from the paths. There were rather a lot of them, filling five bags.

Task owner Sue was delighted with our efforts.

Afterwards, we realised that it was Scott's 100th good deed. A great effort and much appreciated by everyone at GoodGym Newcastle. Particularly as number 101 came immediately afterwards!

On a pleasant Saturday afternoon in Cowgate, we visited Greenhill Allotments, a place we have been many times in the past. The task today was to clear the overgrown area around the border, near the fence.

We transported several wheelbarrows full of weeds and waste to the skip. The skip was looking rather full, so we also filled several large bags. The area was looking much better when we had finished.

Louise managed to find a dislocated knee joint in the undergrowth, thankfully too small to be human. Meanwhile Scott retrieved quite a large amount of broken glass. You never know what you will find in the long grass!

We're becoming regular visitors to the Greenhill Allotments in Cowgate in Newcastle. It was my first visit this year and it was lovely to see the plot that we spent so long clearing last year now thriving.

Today's task was to clear weeds around some communal areas rather than a specific plot, in advance of task owner Sue having a skip delivered next week to remove a big pile of waste that has accumulated as the allotment users (and GoodGym volunteers) have gradually cleared the area.

After some very warm dry weather, I was relieved to see some good rainfall this week, and I had high hopes that the ground would be softened somewhat and make our task a little easier. It wasn't to be! The ground was as hard as ever, making it virtually impossible to get a spade or fork into it. I think Sue mentioned something about dolomite rock! The only really effective strategy was to get down low and use a spade sideways - I'm sure there's probably a technological horticultural term for this, but I'm just going with sideways digging! The hoes also proved very useful. Despite the elements working against us, the five of us cleared a substantial area around some raised beds, underneath the table and along the perimeter fence. We filled quite a few bags to add to the pile for the skip next week! In fact we were so committed we didn't even get round to eating the bananas that Sue had so thoughtfully left for us.

I think Sue was pleased with the progress we made - you can judge for yourself from the photos! There's definitely more work to be done and Sue is also keen for helpers to wheelbarrow the waste from the far end of the allotment down to the front where the skip can be left. Look out for more Greenhill tasks, or just get in touch if you fancy helping out independently.

Right, I'm off for a lie down!

Today's task was to create some planting beds at Greenhill Allotments. We've cleared overgrown grass there before and it can be quite challenging, but the ground was relatively soft and cooperative today.

Task owner Sue was quite surprised that we managed to pile three wheelbarrows high with the removed grass and weeds. We managed to create two planting beds, with room for two more on the plot.

A very warm welcome to Edward on his first GoodGym task. It was quite a physical task today and a good amount of effort was put in by both Edward and Richard.

On a very pleasant Sunday, three GoodGymers cleared most of a plot at Greenhill Allotments. The upcoming end of the financial year, and the allotment rental year, has seen plots vacated. GoodGym Newcastle was asked to help make the plots look a bit more desirable for potential new tenants.

As ever, gregarious task owner Sue met us at the allotments to describe what needed doing. We had some challenging visits to Greenhill Allotments last summer when it had been very dry, meaning the ground was extremely hard. This time the garden tools broke the ground much more easily and allowed us to get quite a lot done.

We'll be back at Greenhill Allotments in three weeks, please join us if you can!