Can we start with a huge round of applause for Emma on her first ever GoodGym good deed? We loved meeting you Emma and hope to see you again soon!

On a lovely evening we met to help our friends at Recyke Y Bike to spread the word about a bike book swap event they have got coming up across Newcastle in over the summer. Recyke has been with us from the start of GGNCL and we love to help with whatever we can.

After a quick catch up on good deeds past and still to come, I had an English Lit/history lesson from Louise as I learned firstly who Bolingbroke was and why there is a street named after them in Heaton. This was the first strange moment of the night.

In an all-time first, Charlotte navigated us perfectly (I am even worse than she ever is so she won't mind this) a quick way to Heaton to get started. Louise and Aimee ran ahead while Charlotte, Emma and I walked to the start point. We made quick work of distributing 249 leaflets and it was soon time to meet at our meeting point.

Little did we know Aimee and Louise were taking part in their second good deed of the night as they checked up on an injured bird and contacted the RSPCA for help. Safe it was taken care of, they made their way back to us (Aimee still on live chat with the RSPCA!) ready for the fitness session.

The fitness session tonight included as much laughter as it did physical activity as we played a paired game which passers-by said looked like fight club (!) as well as sets of side steps and star jumps.

Upon returning to the stables, not content with two good deeds, Louise and Aimee then helped a resident locked out of the flats next door to get in touch with the housing association to get him back in.

A GoodGymer's goodness is never done! Well done everyone on a brilliant night.

What a glorious evening in both weather and satisfaction. At one point today I wondered if I might be solo on this session tonight and was ready to face it with my headphones and a podcast locked and loaded. But, happily, that was not to be as I was joined by Lucy, Louise and Beth.

Our Stepney Bank Stables tasks are never predictable (we rarely do the same thing twice!) and tonight was another new one as we had a satisfying upper body workout disguised as weeding and sweeping set up for us.

The ramp that runs at the side of the car park where the horses are taken in and out of the lower stables was the target tonight and the four of us got stuck in. I hope you can see from the before and after shots how different it looked! Louise and I swept (Dan- hurry back, your Mum has stolen your wheelbarrow duties!) while Beth and Lucy were weeding.

"This never gets done! It looks really good," commented one of the children passing by.

Lots of good chat tonight meant the time flew discussing everything from University Challenge to alcohol free cider. A brilliant way to spend a bank holiday evening.

There is a community mission this Wednesday, leafleting in Heaton. Come along if you can.

Hello Monday and hello summer nights!

It was so lovely to meet up on a warm and sunny evening albeit in a small group this evening, I’m guessing due to there being a very important football match taking place at the same time up the road! We had a catch up then headed to the Cycle Hub to meet up with Anthony who was running late. We talked about how good it was to have runners, walkers and cyclists along for the session for the first time in a while. Conversation then turned to swimming and whether or not swimming along from Ouseburn would be in any way good for your health.

We followed the GoodGym Litter Pick Bingo grid again tonight, splitting into two groups of running and walking and ticking off pretty much everything except nappies, Nestle chocolate wrappers and beer bottles - in Newcastle- I know, we were stunned too!

I set up a mini running workout circuit to finish off, switching between shuttle runs, step ups and ladder drills to get the legs burning! The backdrop of the Tyne on a clear evening made it the most scenic fitness session we’ve ever done.

It was a great start to the week and collecting five bags of rubbish shows we really made a difference.

We are back tomorrow with a rare Tuesday session as we help out Newcastle Eagles foundation with some gardening. Hope you can join us for that one too.

Let’s have a big clap for new GoodGymer Rachel on her very first good deed!

It was a showery start to what turned out to be an excellent (and sunny!) evening with our friends at Ouseburn Trust, kicking off with a big well done to Louise on three good deeds in three days (unofficially four as she also volunteered at Saltwell Junior parkrun!) - love your commitment Louise!

The sun came out as we met task owner Dave who was prepped and ready for two tasks with us tonight. The first part of the session was clearing up after an illegal rave (we even practiced some dance moves that we imagined had taken place) before climbing the long stairs to the top of Ouseburn for part two.

Split into two smaller groups, group one of Charlotte, Angela and Louise carried on litter picking while group two: me, Neil and Rachel were on cutting and hacking duty. Hacking back cow parsley was not only extremely satisfying but also made an impact to the safety of the path. Clearing the path space to make it wider in this way helps users to feel more safe and really makes a difference.

Both groups got a full body work out as well as climbing the many steps of Ouseburn and we headed back feeling really satisfied. It was a great way to start the week.