A moderate sized group of us managed to do a massive amount of work this evening! The jobs ranged from planting seedlings to removing 2 entire bushes! There was also weeding and creating wigwams to support the tomatoes and beans. Well done one and all!

After a brilliant Morden Fun Day, two of the GoodGym team helped with the pack away. We tackled the furniture first, folding and stacking an army of tables and chairs, before coordinating the takedown of the gazebos. We were also assigned fence duty, responsible for dismantling the boundaries, rolling up the mesh, and extracting every single ground pin.

The late-afternoon sun was beaming down hard, making for sweaty, heavy work at the end of an already long day. However, we powered through the heat powered by the promise of carrot cake. Well done team, the Fun Day is fine for another year!

We arrived nice and early at 7am, "all up at a sparrows bottom burp" to help with setting up this huge local event.

This year organisers expected a footfall of around 3000 people to enjoy the Morden Fun Day, held on a spectacular sunny day.

The event provided LOTS of interesting things to look, see, taste and experience.

Family fun with Tombolas/Lucky dips, Fair rides and many local Charitable organisation stalls raising awareness of their causes, and, their ongoing fundraising efforts.

Many stalls offered delicious food and drinks, with Ice Cream Vans providing much needed ice creams and lollies.

All this at this fantastic local event alongside the superb Classic Car Show. This gave young, and those who remembered them from yesteryear a chance to look at some beautifully preserved Classic Cars, rarely seen on the roads these days, all in one place, shining and gleaming away in the glorious sunshine.

A fantastic event to attend and to be able to help out at, with truly marvelous organisation, such a big event with many many people helping to make this a seamless smooth day.

Well done everyone!

On arrival we set to work to ensure the venue looked the part before the doors opened. The team mucked right in with:

• Unloading & Labelling: Flexing our muscles to unload crates of delicious food, followed by putting our best handwriting to use to write out recipe and ingredient labels.

• Table Decorating: Transforming the space by dressing and decorating tables to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

• The Inevitable Gardening: Look, we just couldn't help ourselves. Sweeping away summer leaves and digging out unruly weeds near the entrance, we staged a quick intervention to make sure the catwalk looked pristine.

Once the guests started arriving, we switched gears into hosting mode, greeting attendees with big smiles and doing whatever else we could to help.

After all the hard work, we were treated to the live entertainment, but the fun didn't stop there. When the event needed an extra hand, one of the team stepped up to support the fashion show.

It was an incredible, action-packed extended session for a fantastic cause. Well done to everyone involved.

While the summer sun was beaming down, a dynamic duo of GoodGymers cycled over to Mitcham Orchard for some essential tree maintenance. On arrival we were tasked with tidying up the fruit trees from the weeds and runaway root suckers.

Fortunately, nature provided the perfect workspace. Working completely under the canopy in the cool, refreshing shade, we made quick work of the area around the trees. It was the perfect blend of getting a gentle workout while staying reasonably cool.

A big shoutout for doubling up for the second task of the day. Mitcham Orchard is looking sharper, healthier, and much happier for it!

Two of the team joined the first fundraising shift and hit Wimbledon's Small Quarter to raise vital funds and awareness for Merton’s Community Fridge.

Armed with collection buckets and leaflets, we chatted with locals about tackling food waste and supporting families in need. Thanks to some enthusiastic bucket-shaking, and access to a card machine the donations soon added up and our team members can certainly take some credit for helping keep this fantastic local asset going.

We will be over at the Fridge in August helping with other jobs so do join us if you can.

Four of the GoodGym team headed to the William Morris Pub to fly the flag for local fitness and community action.

We were there to support the Rotary Club of Merton and Sport in Mind with the launch in Merton. It was the perfect opportunity to network, share collaboration ideas, and chat to attendees about GoodGym. it seems we are already set to help with the fundraising efforts having already been assigned the Santa sleigh collection for the Sport in Mind initiative in December but hope to get involved with whatever we can in the coming months.

The team did a fantastic job building local connections and reminding everyone why we were recently named Health and Wellbeing Team of the Year! Well done all.