This week 5 of our sweetest GoodGymers took an empty sweet or biscuit tub to be recycled. And don't worry. Yes we do good and get fit, so this doesn't include eating a whole tub of chocolate or sweets. We beg, steal or borrow the tubs from our friends, and even had a couple of tubs which Omar found earlier in the week on our Wednesday Group run, and one that was found on Tuesday's GoodGym task at FoodCycle. So in fact there had been no sweets for our GoodGym sweeties. Both Lucie and Laura had walked to the Jolly Toppers in Round Green from High Town to deliver their tubs, while getting in some kms for the January challenge. Both had a lovely reception from bar staff, who were happy to take the tubs. Ella dropped hers at the Ewe and Lambs in Dunstable . Gill's first tub was delivered after a short walk to the Jolly Milliner - the bar man was decidedly jolly and very keen to receive a tub as he said that they were in competition with the other pubs in the area to collect the most tubs. And finally Omar teemed up with Gill on Sunday for a 2km walk from Wardown Park back to the Biscot Mill, who had at last got their cage ready to receive the tubs. We had a brief rest in the pub with a coffee as it was bitterly cold, and it gave Gill a chance to show Omar how to connect his Strava to GoodGym, and as a new Task force Member, how to use the Task Fprce Admin Area to list new tasks, before walking back to the park and then heading for home.

Our GoodGym team were on duty at the Warwick Road Hall to help with the Sri Guru Ravidas Sangat Temple's New Year Party on e again. Our initial duty was to be be on the door: welcoming the guests, checking off the tickets, and selling tickets to anyone who had jot bought one in advance. All the guests received a warm welcome from the team and were shown to their seats with a smile. Throughout the evening we tidied up after each course of the meal and also helped with organisation of the raffle. In fact raffle tickets sales went so well Gill was sent out to buy more tickets. As the party neared the end, with our usual GoodGym efficiency, we took charge if clearing up - stacking chairs, clearing the tables and sweeping the hall. Some of us even managed to find time to join the last guests in some dancing. Sanjeev commended us all for our support throughout the year in the various tasks at the temple we've completed and wished the whole of GoodGym Luton a happy new year.

Despite the icey start to the day and the cancellation of ParkRun - a little bit of chilly weather was not enough to put off our two intrepid GoodGymers this morning. This was a plogging task, with a good run out to Warden Hills nature reserve - where David had promised there would be lots to do. And he didn't disappoint. This beautiful area had obviously been host to Party Central, as there was a fire pit and littered around it all sorts of empty drinks cans and snack packets. Running with a litter hoop had been interesting, but we were glad of them and David's new fold up litter pickers which he magically produced from his back pack. And we were all set for some serious litter picking. So much so that we each filled three bags with cans, bottles and all sorts. It was good to see the impact we made on the area, before carrying our swag bags down the hill. Thank goodness we weren't expected to run with them back to the park, but left them ready for collection by the Council next week.