A return to St. Paul's Community Hall and Church tonight. But first, time to ask one of the strangest questions at a bar......

did you find my watering cans last week?

Some 13 goodgymers tonight, so plenty to get done. We welcomed to their first task, Bruno

CROESO

And back for their second helping of volunteering, and this week joining the runners Abdullah.

Sneaking in at the last minute, and thinking he'd bypass the tradition by not signing up! Dylan arrived, but unbeknown to him we had already planned for this. Thanks Rosie 😁

And so without further delay.. Congratulations on hitting 100.

Hope you enjoy wearing the wings for the evening.

The walking group made their way on a slightly more direct route, led by Emma.

The runners took a route following the river and getting a wonderful breeze, and arrived to meet our organiser and a couple of goodgymers who had made their own way there.

We had a big task tonight, as so much of the grounds had become overgrown... Even in a drought. We split into groups to get as much completed as possible.

• Group 1 were on fence clearing
• Group 2 were clearing in between the paving slabs
• Group 3 tackling the side
• Group 4 around the back

There was cutting of the ivy around the fences, before the crew got their energy and started ripping it off. The tree saplings that had taken root were also cut back, leaving a nice clear site. The pathway was cleared using some tough wire brushes, before being sprayed to keep those weeds at bay. We may have broken a brush or two, but our organiser had admitted to buying cheap online....

The side had a lot of misplaced plants, so they were removed before the whole area was swept and made all spick and span again.

And then came the back.......Everywhere you looked there were plants to be pulled. Rosebay willowherb and buddleja where just a couple. Due to the drought conditions of late though, they were a little easier to pull up, but the seeds and pollen certainly got up noses. And so, the conversation got onto the conga - Standard.

The original by Miami Sound Machine and Gloria Estefan, and the childhood / wedding party delight from Black Lace.

Distraction out of the way, we downed tools and made our way to the front for our standard group photo. We achieved a lot more than our task organiser expected, meaning our next trip could be something a bit different. Thanks team for a successful evening, see you next time.

It was a split group tonight, half meeting at the task and half jogging in the heat.

Even with a few late night's of rain, it still hadn't been enough to penetrate the earth and keep things green. So, goodgym gets to the cans again.

Tonight, we were heading to Global Gardens to volunteer our time and help to keep the space alive. Michael led the crew around the site showing them the different areas, a lot of which goodgym have been very involved with. The orchard, the forest school, the newly cleared children growing space and the general growing spaces for the volunteers and community.

There was certainly plenty to water, and a chance for lots of extra steps back and forth to the trough. We got out our watering cans, bowls, anything really that could hold water. Unfortunately the trough that we used wasn't filling all too quickly and it wasn't too long before we had managed to empty it.

A quick run around and we found a much better second trough, one that actually filled back up quicker. So our task resumed...

We managed to water parts of the orchard, the children's growing area, the pumpkin trellis, the general beds and even the tomato polytunnel.... We may have tried a pea or two... And the odd apple....

Thanks to a great crew tonight, we have helped again to keep those spaces of beauty in Cardiff to keep growing and thriving.

Join us next week, as we head to Cwtch Together.. See you there folks!