It was a bustling, demanding morning at the Wimbledon Repair Café, but the team's enthusiasm kept everything running smoothly! Tasked with various jobs, from putting up a gazebo and chatting with visitors to monitoring the PAT testing queue - we kept the energy high and the lines moving.

It was a huge success overall, with 34 people through the doors, 20 items revived, and a further 7 visitors guided on the right replacement parts to bring back next month. As a fantastic bonus for volunteering, a pair of secateurs was successfully fixed, ensuring plenty more GoodGym gardening missions can be completed safely in the coming weeks!

We prepared the venue by arranging tables and chairs for the repair stations, followed by putting up the event signage to guide arriving guests. Then for the remainder of of the event, we focused on marshalling visitors smoothly to the registration desk and taking photos to document the day. Our efforts kept the entrance clear of bottlenecks and captured great promotional material to celebrate the café's success.

Don't throw it away, bring it back to life! That's the idea behind the Wimbledon Repair Cafe and GoodGym was there to help out at the first ever event. On a hot and sunny morning, we offered drinks to the many people queuing, helped register and match them to the volunteer repairers, and generally ensured that things ran smoothly while numerous faulty items were coaxed back into action. All in all it was a tre-mend-ous success and we hope to be back next month to support this excellent initiative.

Had a great time supporting the Merton Friends of the Earth Repair Cafe, assisting with setup and various tasks to ensure the event ran smoothly. It was a brilliant success, with several items including a clock, trousers, and a jacket; successfully repaired and given a new lease on life.

Felicidade and I joined a large team to help Friends of the Earth with their annual tree planting. We whipped, mulched, planted and weeded! We planted 6 different types of trees. It was a joy to see the trees that were planted last year, doing so well and the trees that were planted 5 years ago now very established.

Denise and I had a lovely time joining Friends of the Earth to weed and tidy up the beds by Morden Park. The sun shone and Spring didn’t feel too far away!

Welcome and well done to Denise on your first GoodGym mission, hopefully see you again soon