Love it or loath it (the bridge, not the location!), no-one can deny that every session at the community allotment at Hogacre Common gives us a good stair workout! Hogacre is tucked in between railway line and flood plain. The access is across a pedestrian bridge with many steps, making deliveries to the garden challenging.

Items we have been asked to carry across the bridge in the past include sofas and horse manure, so tonight's task of shovelling woodchip into boxes to carry across was pretty easy by comparison. We used the first loads to spread woodchip around the boggy entrance to the site, then refilled the boxes and delivered them to the garden gate for use around the beds and pathways.

Meanwhile, Django the spaniel kept a watchful eye on the GoodGymers weeding and mulching the garden beds; everyone's favourite supervisor!

Welcome back Axelle!

The Oxford View Cones are designated by the Oxford Preservation Trust. Years ago one of our GoodGymers, Tim Lund, devised a mixed terrain loop around them all. The route starts in Binsey, Tim's childhood home, then does a full circuit of the city taking in Boars Hill, Rose Hill, Marston, Elsfield, Wolvercote, and back to Binsey nearly 24 miles later.

2 years ago we ran the loop knowing that Tim had received a terminal diagnosis and that he was keen to see his route adopted by runners and walkers. Tim died in 2023, so this time we ran it in his memory.

Lots of GoodGymers joined for different sections of the run, making it a lovely communal day out. It's a fabulous run which Tim left us, and many of us can imagine revisiting parts of it on shorter runs in future.

Thank you Tim, for leaving behind something that's still bringing joy to people and pups.