November's Three Pigeons signature task tonight with a jog, a workout and lots of GoodGym energy going into the riverside plots we take care of for Richmond Council.

This evening we were joined by Hannah, celebrating a milestone 10th GoodGym task with a visit to Richmond 🥳 Meeting at the Tap, five of us set about a very necessary warm-up as November stretched its cooler arms out to pull us into the night! JP and Monika then set off on a brisk walk along the high street while Hannah, Kash and Liz set off across Richmond Green, discussing the benefits of 'jeffing'. A planned mix of running and fast walking, it can help ease joint impact, enable runners to cover longer distances and has the added benefit of getting to take in the lovely riverside views more too!

At Buccleuch Arcade things were looking good after Saturday's task there, perfect surroundings for a 10 minute bodyweight workout on the lawn. Those who didn't want to join headed straight to the Three Pigeons plot with tools to start some robust weeding, litter-picking and cutting back. When the whole group joined together it was, as always, amazing what eight sets of energetic hands can get done in 45 minutes as a huge Hop plant was removed, a bag of rubbish was plucked from the plants, the border was freed from weeds and a general sweep-up left the plot looking cared for.

Just time for a group photo with the floodlights on before we all scattered back into the night for hot dinners!

We visit our sponsored plot on the first Saturday and second Monday of every month, we would love you to join us!

It was the first Saturday of the month which meant we were back to our Three Pigeons plot. It was great to welcome two GoodGymers to this task for the first time!

We spent the morning weeding, tidying up the beds, raking up leaves and doing a bit of litter picking along the way.

After a busy morning, we went for a warming hot drink nearby and a bit of a catch-up.

Thanks so much to everyone who came along and helped out!

A bright Halloween morning saw 5 GGers gather at the Short Lot allotments by Kew Bridge.

The team welcomed us and explained that help was needed on some of the lots held by older members who were less able to manage heavier physical work.

Chris and Adam got to work on one plot while Alex and Manuela took the other, soon joined by JP. We got stuck in to weeding and tidying and soon saw the fruits of our labours - literally, where there were gooseberry and raspberry bushes.

A solid good deed on a bracing morning was rewarded with tea and coffee, before we headed off for a spooky Saturday.

There must have been a poltergeist or spooky ghosts on the loose in Richmond, causing havoc and some last minute change of tasks.

An awesome foursome were out posting leaflets for Richmond Aid, a charity that supports local disabled people to live their best lives. Specifically, we were spreading the news about the upcoming ‘Time To Shine’ awards, witch aims to celebrate the contributions and achievements of disabled people in the Richmond Boo-rough.

It wasn’t long before all the flyers had been posted through letter boxes. Ghoul achieved. In true Halloween spirit we were joined by a feline friend for the evening, and we even managed to avoid the rain.

It's that time of year when the headtorches are back out, ready to plot out the often varied surfaces of Richmond as we run around! But before we switched them on we celebrated Sam hitting 10 GoodGym deeds 🥳

A lovely chatty run along the riverside then back into town to avoid the slippery post-tidal silt brought us to the Buccleuch Arcade in the dark. No time to get cold though as we carried out a bodyweight workout of squats, shadow boxing and lunges before getting equally stuck in to cleaning up the arcade removing debris from the shutter gulleys, sweeping, de-cobwebbing and breaking down the compost heap into smaller pieces. Lovely work all round 🕸️🧹

It was a hand-some Saturday morning on Richmond Green as our dedicated squad of GoodGymers rolled up our sleeves for a rather delicate mission! While brooms are great for hard surfaces, the tiny, stubborn litter tucked into the grass and gravel around the benches requires a much more personal touch.

There was no sweeping this under the rug—we had to get right down into the details, hand-picking every last cigarette butt and microscopic piece of rubbish that usually gets missed.

Armed with gloves, sharp eyes, and ultimate patience, we combed the ground around the benches finding rogue cigarette butts everywhere, but we made sure to nip every single one in the butt! From tiny bits of plastic wrap to microscopic debris, our fingers did all the heavy lifting. We left no stone—or bench slat—unturned in our quest for a spotless green. After a thorough session of bending, stretching, and precision picking, the perimeter around every bench was left looking immaculate and pristine.

It was a seat-sational team effort, proving once again that many hands make light work (and clean greens!). Massive thanks to everyone who lent a hand—we really cleaned up our act down to the very last cigarette butt!