We met some of the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust staff at their gazebo set up in Foxwood for their community engagement day. This involved the supply of several skips (for residents' rubbish) which had been delivered earlier that morning, but we soon discovered that they had all been completely filled by the time we got there! I paired up with one member of staff to the furthest skip (still just around the corner) to survey the "delights" that had been left - including several bikes, a bathtub and mattress, most of which were not allowed in the skip so had to be removed (and later collected in a JRHT van). I did manage to prevent another mattress being put on top of the skip by a local resident (which are not allowed as these incur a cost a the tip) before doing a litter pick of the area. Claire, Leanne and Hannah were also litter picking and between us we collected several bags of rubbish before our hour was up.

This months Hartrigg Oaks visit started with the trusty parachute games. Gently easing us in with the big balloon and then moving onto some tiny balls to start the competition.

Next we moved onto chucking balls at Lucy* *well into her head basket which she willingly brought along! We had some competitive throwing but retreated back to the trust basketball hoop once Lucy had had enough of having her glasses knocked. Oops.

We ended with our favourite (and until now) unnamed game with the drainpipes until one of the residents called it The Rolling Stones.

It was a warm evening, but lots of residents turned up for some gentle exercise. Our new game this week was balloon bingo, requiring careful score-keeping and a bit of effort from the Goodgymers to keep the balloons aloft against the breeze from the air conditioning! To cool down, we finished with a favourite challenge of hand-eye coordination, the basketball hoop.

Four Goodgymers went along to our monthly games evening at Hartrigg Oaks, where we found the residents keen to join in with some exercise! After warming up with the parachute, we had a very lively game of balloon volleyball, featuring quick reactions, excellent teamwork and some exceptional slam dunks across the net. After all that activity, we cooled down with a more relaxing test of coordination and balance - the giant marble run. We look forward to seeing everyone again in June!

Lots of keen residents turned out for our monthly games session at Hartrigg Oaks - it was lovely to see everyone again! We started out with our favourite test of balance and hand-eye coordination - the giant marble run. Then we had a lively bowling match, bringing back good memories of past victories for some of the players. Finally, we gave our brains a workout as well as our bodies, trying to keep the giant balloon aloft while naming as many animals as we could think of!

🏀 The residents at Hartrigg Oaks were keen to try out their ball skills this evening. We warmed up with the giant marble run - always a challenge! - then attempted to get a hole in one (or two, or three, or four) on the mini golf. Seated basketball is always a firm favourite and we upped the ante this time with a bit of passing - some of us harking back to our netball days - before finishing off with the giant football! ⚽