A lovely hour or so spent helping to set up the gazebo for the Community Hospice stall at Danson Park, in preparation for the forthcoming bonfire event.

The Hospice is the event's charity partner, benefitting from a share of the profits, so we were delighted to be able to support them setting up their pitch.

Always a pleasure to be surrounded by such beautiful scenery, with the resident Canada and Egyptian geese adding to the charm of the park.

A little teamwork, fresh air and a worthwhile cause – a rewarding way to spend a couple of hours.

This week, we joined Jason, the gardener at Community Hospice, for a lovely session of cutting back plants and tidying up the edges of the pathways.

It wasn't just about making the gardens look neat and tidy (although they certainly looked much better afterwards!). By clearing overgrown plants from the paths, we also helped make them safer for everyone using them, reducing the risk of slips and trips.

Armed with gardening tools, plenty of enthusiasm and some good old-fashioned GoodGym teamwork, we got stuck in. And in just an hour, we made a real difference!

A little bit of time, a lot of teamwork and a lovely result. That's what GoodGym is all about! ❤️

Fancy seeing what you can achieve in an hour? Join us for one of our next GoodGym Bexley sessions and find out for yourself. Good company, fresh air and a chance to do something brilliant for your community. What's not to love?

Just two of us tonight, but we were ready to get our steps in and get the party started!

After meeting at Sidcup Leisure Centre, we set off on a brisk walk to spread the word about the Community Hospice’s Boogie Wonderland fundraising party night happening next month.

Weaving our way up and down driveways in nearby streets, we popped leaflets through letterboxes to get the neighbourhood in the mood for a boogie. With Halloween approaching, we came across some spook-tacular pumpkin displays on doorsteps along the way! 🎃🎃

In just under an an hour, we’d delivered every last flyer and clocked up nearly 8,500 steps over a 4km route. We might not have hit the dance floor just yet, but we certainly got moving for a good cause. That’s what GoodGym is all about - doing good and getting fit - and we hope that we've played a part in boosting ticket sales to help an wonderful local charity.

Next week we'll encounter more pumpkins when we visit Parkwood Care Home - find out more and sign up to join us here.

We were back at the Community Hospice, helping Head Gardener, Jason, with his masterplan for transforming the grounds for patients and their families to enjoy.

The session got off to the best possible start when Ivar, our very own star baker, arrived with some totally delicious carrot cake cupcakes 🧁, complete with fondant carrots on top 🥕. Fully-fuelled for the task ahead, we collected shiny new blue trugs, secateurs and loppers from the shed and got busy in the warm sunshine.

Some of us settled into weeding the long border, pulling up unwanted growth gently with our hands to avoid disturbing the soil too much.

Others set to cutting back a rather unruly pyracantha hedge. Also known as firethorn, we worked very carefully to avoid the spiky thorns! Eventually the hedge will be tidy and low enough to allow a view of the woodland beyond.

The time whizzed by and, before long, it was time for a quick bit of silliness in the children's play area, before returning the tools to the shed. Then it was back to Ivar's cupcakes for a yummy finish to the morning. 😋

We'll be back again next month - we can't promise cakes but if you see that Ivar's signed up there's a very good chance!

Tonight we took to the local streets to promote Community Hospice’s upcoming Boogie Wonderlab party.

With a stack of flyers, we hit the residential roads and got busy with the letterboxes, spreading the word about an evening of music, dancing and plenty of good times.

There was no dancing in the street or night fever, but we certainly put in the steps as we worked our way up and down driveways.

With the last of the leaflets delivered, our work was done.

We hope the leaflets get people saying “Let’s Dance” and heading along to enjoy the Hospice's fundraising disco fun.

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Yee-haw! 🤠

With a batch of Hospice Hoedown leaflets left over from our flyering in Bexley a couple of weeks ago, we headed out into the residential streets around Sidcup High Street to deliver the remainder.

It didn’t take long to get to the bottom of the pile, and hopefully our efforts will help drum up a few more bookings for the Hoedown! 🤠