It was great to see so many of you come out on a wet Wednesday evening! We had the muddiest run of winter so far as we made our way to Meanwood Valley Farm. We were split into 3 groups, one group to do compost turning (it always surprises me how up for this job everyone is), another group were moving pallets & the third group were cleaning the walls & windows in the greenhouse.

The phrase 'boys and their toys' came to mind when Adam got hold of the pressure washer! He was enjoying it so much we were worried he might flood the place :)

We always love visiting the animals at the farm & we found out the donkey's names...Reggie, Benny & Alfie (if I remember correctly)?! A kidnap plot is being hatched...

Well done to Rachel, tonight was her 90th good deed!

Another great night, thanks everyone!

Tonight, we had a new task helping Headingley Neighbourhood Watch clear graffiti from the bins, telephone & electrical boxes & shop shutters.

We met Nilesh who organises it all and he provided paint, graffiti removal spray, scrapers and sponges, so we quickly got to work.

Christian and Sreenu scraped flyers off the bins, I helped Nilesh remove graffiti from shop shutters and the rest painted over the graffiti.

It was a cold night out, but we made a massive impact in an hour. What a great team we have in Leeds! Thanks all for another great night.

I drove home tonight thinking what a joy you all are! Our sense of community was strong tonight with giggles, dancing, hugs, oh & a bit of running & gardening too!

We met Beth at Bedford Fields & one group got to work doing some border clearing up the path & another group laying cardboard & woodchip around trees on the newly cleared beds. It all looked loads better by the time we'd finished.

We finished January strong, smashing our January challenge targets with 53 good deeds & 540 kms so far...& there's still 3 days to go. Well done team!

Congratulations to Jason & Christian who both completed their 70th good deed tonight & to Helen for her 240th!!! Thanks for all you do for GoodGym Leeds!

Welcome to Erica & Ross who joined us for the first time tonight, it was great to meet you both.

Tonight Helen led a run from Heart up to Coffee on The Crescent, where we'd promised the owner that we'd litter pick in the local area when we helped him on Saturday.

I met the group there with bags & pickers & we got to task picking the lots & lots of litter around the area. We filled a whopping 14 bags full, not bad for 55 minutes. It just shows what a huge impact our team can have in a short period of time. Jason won the prize for most interesting find, a pair of boots!

Coffee on the Crescent gave us free coffee vouchers for the team which were much appreciated!

Welcome to Sreenu who joined us for the first time tonight, it's great to have you on board.

Tonight, facing the ice on the pavements, we started the January challenge. We met at Heart and then all started running together, before splitting into teams of two to deliver leaflets to the OWLS service users. Not all of the older people have access to email/Internet so they appreciate doing it the old fashioned way with a leaflet through their door.

Despite the ice, no falls were reported thank goodness.

Thanks to Helen for organising the routes. Good work team!