A chatty run by the river on a super clear night under the stars as we headed to Petersham to the Sea Scouts base. Task owner Russell knows exactly what GoodGym can help with and had a large pile of heavy driftwood to move from the area it was drying out to the logpile, making room to store the newly arrived boat for the scouts.

Team work, a very hardworking trolley near retirement, two wonky wheelbarrows and a lot of heavy trips across the lawn and the job was complete!

We will be back at this lovely spot by the river on the 31st March.

A night of rolling out the wheelbarrows at Petersham and Ham Sea Scouts. A peaceful jog along the riverside under a starry sky led us to the scout base where task owner Russell was ready with shovels, barrows and bags for one group to shovel soil that had collected on the driveway and bag it up to use elsewhere at the site, while another pair lifted and shifted some heavy concrete posts from one spot to another! Sea Scouts always means a good workout of some nature and tonight was no exception!

We are back there later this month to help further with outdoor tasks.

One GoodGymer turned up to help 27 Sea Scouts cubs from Petersham learn how to plant trees. This involved a lot of digging to plant holly and hawthorn trees on Petersham Common followed by hot chocolate making. In the end 75 trees were planted and almost an equal quantity of hot chocolate was consumed.

Starting at Tap Tavern, Jp celebrated his 600th task, an additional 100 tasks from his milestone 500 in just 11 months!

Beyond the bright lights of Richmond, an intrepid group of GoodGymmers headed off into the dark lands of Petersham to the hidden lair of Petersham and Ham Sea Scouts.

One pair set about emptying a broken trug of soil, one pair helped to level ground to put slabs down for the wheelie bins, and the remaining people got stuck in to a task to filter the ash from the huge bonfire and remove any metal nails that were in the palettes that were burned! A good team task that had everyone doing their bit to get the job done and keep fit while we did it!

The evening ended as the temperature dropped quickly and the group ran back towards the high street and home!

The Petersham and Ham Sea Scouts hosted their annual Bonfire and Fireworks on Saturday night. 2 Goodgymers helped out on Sunday morning to clear up a few areas and as the last remnants of the Bonfire was still simmering, with a spade we lifted the ground around the fireplace. Grass seeds will be strewn around this area to allow the grass to regrow again. More work will continue on Monday nights group task.

From the bright lights of Richmond town centre we ran out towards Petersham and the quiet peace of the ground at Petersham & Ham Sea Scouts. The tide had been very high during the afternoon and by the time we arrived the water was still in pools over 100m from the riverbank.

Scout leader Russell had lots of woody tasks for us, moving branches to the bonfire pile, collecting leaves and moving rotten wood. These all involved using the rather rustic trolley that gets the job done there!

A good 50 minutes of moving tree parts around the site and we were ready to run off into the night!

We are back at the Sea Scouts soon to help clear up after the bonfire party. Join us in this special part of Richmond borough.