I had a different task than usual at the Baby Bank today - a spot of buggy cleaning. Some lovely prams had been donated but still bore signs of adventures they had been on with previous owners. So we set to, with soapy water, stain remover and scrubbing pads to make them look more presentable. Once we had worked out how to unfold them! We were then able to leave them in the sun to dry

This morning's session at the Baby Bank saw Mark, Gillian and Sheila again faced with mounds of donated clothes to sort. We were giving the clothes a secondary sort after a corporate team had been in, and stow spares away in labelled bags. Sheila and Gillian were also asked to each bag up sets of clothes to go out to families in need. It's amazing how a full box of clothes never seems to have quite all items you need!

Gillian, Mark and Sheila all helped out at the Baby Bank. We were warned to be prepared as we went upstairs, and we were faced with a huge pile of donations waited to be sorted. Mark soon got the hang of what to check for before items of clothes could be accepted, and we all settled down to checking through the donations, and putting them into bags and boxes ready for use. We made a small but significant dent in the piles. Well done to Mark on his first Baby Bank session

We sorted through the buzz light years, Barbies, craft boxes and wooden sorting toys to find the right gifts for children to celebrate Eid.

Goodgym first-timer Sam joined Sheila at the Baby Bank for a spot of clothes-sorting. Sam soon got to grips with what passed the quality check, and what didn't, and we both churned our way through numerous bags of donations stored in the travel cots. The piles of sorted clothes quickly covered the tables, ready to be put away. After a great cup of tea (thanks, Lainey!) and fuelled with biscuits we pressed on. Sam was determined to achieve the elusive goal of emptying two of the travel cots, and ta-da! Sam was a great asset today, and we hope you come back for more and can join in some of our other Goodgym activities in the future. Welcome!

Sheila and Gillian were joined at the Baby Bank by Angela for her first session. She soon got to grips with the process of checking, sorting and putting away donated clothes, and we worked our way through the bags. Angela's finest moment came when sorting through a box of shoes, and put the football boots in the girls' box. Very fitting for International Women's Day!