Today's crew took on Margaret Hill House for a spot of garden surgery because apparently the trees and bushes hadn't received the memo about keeping out of way!

Dave and Sarah started their journey with a running session while Imantha, Niamh, Mark, and Helen gathered at Margeret Hill House.

Our main mission was to tackle some branches that had become a bit of a nuisance for the residents. We got stuck in with the cutting and trimming, giving the trees a much needed haircut and removing the branches that were causing trouble.

We also cleared away plenty of dead branches from the bushes, which had been hanging around doing absolutely nothing useful so it was time for them to go!

By the end, the garden was looking noticeably tidier, the troublesome branches were no longer troubling anyone, and the deadwood had officially been retired.

Another GoodGym job done: we came, we saw, we cut things back… and thankfully nobody asked us to do any actual gardening afterwards! 💪🌳

5 Runners ran 3k to help keep the Children's Garden in good shape.

4 of us met up at Blue House Yard and found we were split into 2 groups. Team 5k Helen and Yann vrs team Ultra Dave and Duncan. Duncan having recently done a proper cross country one!

After some quick dynamic warm ups we then wove our way through the Russell Park and Belmont Rec over to Lordship, where we finished with a single hill sprint. Focusing on Heads, -shoulders,- knees, and toes. Straight spine, high knees, and looking 3 steps ahead.

Once we got to Harmony Gardens, we split into 3 teams. Weeding, Mulching, and the local kids and honorary GoodGymers were on fruit clean up duty.

When I was last in the garden, there was loads of tadpoles in the pond. I was really pleased to see the pond hadn't dried out in the drought, and we managed to find loads of tiny frogs hiding round the edge. He even coaxed one into sitting on his fingernail!

Despite the wildlife breaks, we still managed to smash out all the weeding and remulch the paths, and squeezed in a quick driving elbows drill to improve running efficiency.