After an epic charity relay, Ben ran from Longford Park to help out Mrs L.

With the front garden looking good, today I made a start on clearing the back yard. Less grass and weeds but lots to clear besides. A few overhanging trees and bushes 🌳🍃 were lopped back as much as possible, and any weeds were pulled up. Any porcelain figures were gathered, lighting bits collected, and benches moved, before clearing any debris from the path that was unearthed.

Productive session and Mrs L was very pleased with it. The garden waste bin was full with much more besides to rot down. Likely needs additional sessions for branches higher up, ideally with a second pair of hands.

4 GoodGymers joined 3 others to carry the baton for Route #103 as part of the charity Relay Your Way 2025.

Maimoona as the first to arrive at Didsbury Sports Ground was handed the baton from the previous stage, and was quickly joined by Hannah, Laura, and Ben, plus 3 others who had signed up for the route.

With split groups, we hugged the bank of the River Mersey to carry the baton. Unfortunately, a flat tyre on the scooter meant another direct route was needed for Hannah, while the remainder made it to the finish point at Longford Park athletics track along the route.

Welcomed by medals 🏅 and a ceremonial passing on of the baton to a cycling group, we completed the course and wished the best of luck for the rest of the relay.

Big kudos to Laura for completing her first 10 km for a while, Hannah for sticking to it to make it to the finish, and Maimoona for carrying the baton the whole way 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️👣👟

Ben went along to Gorse Hill Studios again to help at another volunteer gardening session, along with Katie and others. This time, we were on the allotment for the Green Rooms project that they had acquired earlier this year 🌳

With the warm and wet weather, many plants were doing well, especially the weeds! Our task wasn't clear as much as possible to keep on top of it so it can be used for and by the local community.

We ripped, dug, pulled, unwound, covered, and removed several piles of weeds and by the end, we managed to clear a good amount. The potatoes 🥔 were cleared, the pond was freed, the communal benches 🪑 were made accessible, and the poly tunnel was made more appealing.

All in all, a job well done. The robins made full use of the exposed spiders 🕷, worms 🪱, and other bugs 🐛 too for a tasty snack.

Ben and Laura successfully completed another leaflet delivery for Together Trust to advertise their upcoming festival on 5th July.

The 10 mini tropical lip balms in the same bag as the leaflets remains a mystery...we didn't deliver those!