Gail and Gill spent a busy morning at the volunteers fair in the adult learning centre. With our table decorated not only with the new GoodGym table cover, Gill had also made plenty of branded cup cakes to entice the attendees to visit our stall. " Yes, we do good and get fit, " we explained to the attendees, "but we do also, occasionally, eat cake." We were warmly received by the organisers and hope that a few of the people we spoke to might come along and join us for a task in the near future.

What a day to be stuck indoors. The sun was shining and it was so inviting to be outside, but the three of us had made a commitment to help with the jobs fair. After helping get the furniture laid out we found a good excuse to get outside by offering to help exhibitors get there resources to the centre from the cars. After that we were only too haply to lurk in the sunshine while approaching customers leaving the event to ask them to complete the feedback surveys. It was lovely to catch up with some familiar faces from the council and to help with closing down the event too. And great to bump into Faith, one of our group, and hear the news of her baby who she is expecting in July! Great work Musa and Neill and as always your professionalism and great communication with the attendees was much appreciated by Matt and the LBC team.

Today we were on duty at Luton Town Football Club where they were hosting a Job Fair. As old hands our main responsibility was to ask for feedback of the attendees as they left the Eric Morecambe suite. it was great to be helping alongside some if the staff from LTFC. The suite was soon buzzing with people talking with potential employers and we got the ipads and QR codes ready for the feedback surveys. It was interesting to hear people's positive comments and while Neill and Omar kept busy on the door Gill took on the task of providing the employer reps with hot and cold drinks. The day got busier as there was a huge queue of people waiting to attend - by the end of the fair we had seen around 600 people in total. Omar asked who Eric Morecambe is that the room (and stand) was named after which had Gill explaining about the 1970s comedy show and then had her singing Bring Me Sunshine and doing "that dance"! I think Omar and some of the attendees thought she'd lost the plot!!! By the end of the event Matt was really appreciative of our help and commented on the great customer service. Thanks team... job well done.

Another successful party for the older residents, this time of the Bushmead Area of Luton. They were expecting over 80 guests, and the GoodGym Team arrived bright and early to help with the cooking. Later in the morning the sub-team set off to the community centre to set up the hall and once all was ready the food was transported across ready to be dished up. Then it was all hands on deck to serve the guest who were waiting with relish for their dinners.

After the dinner there was music and dancing and it didn't take long before Gill, Abdulrahman and Fawaz joined Vera and some of the guests on the dance floor. And we were all impressed with Adbulrahman's newly learned dance moves.

After some Carol singing and an introduction to the Chief Executive of the Council, it was back to the kitchen to start the arduous task of washing up and cleaning down. It was a long day but everyone left with smiles on their faces, and Christmas wishes ringing in their ears.

Another prepared more than 140 meals, 140 desserts, and drinks today for a Christmas lunch. The atmosphere was full of love, joy, and happiness as we spent this special time with the elderly residents at Futures House 🎄❤️.

It was a beautiful day, and we enjoyed it very much. Abdulrahman

The team assembled early to decorate the hall, lay the tables and help cook Christmas Dinner. When the guests arrived they were then even busier making sure people had drinks and serving the food for the three course meal. As the entertainment started they made sure the tables were cleared and and the washing up was done. And finally, as the last guest left, they packed up the hall, took down the decorations and took all the rubbish out to the dust bins. it was a long day day and our hard work was really appreciated by the guests and organisers. Well done team.

Eight Goodgymers helped the Wigmore community begin their Christmas celebrations. They wrapped presents, hosted with food and drinks to tables helped with the washing up, clearing up and joined in with the fun and dancing.