We arrived at Batter Up to be greeted by Anna who had done an amazing job at getting her new practice net sorted.

The only bit left was to put the extended legs onto each pole and shift it into correct position.

Elbow grease and getting caught up in the net swiftly had the cage raised and where it will live.

It was lovely to meet John and have a good chat about what Goodgym do. Hope to see you again soon.

Jen and I then took Roger the dog for his daily walk.

The rain clouds held back, just as Wilson had forecast!

A big welcome to Eva on her first task. She got stuck in and helped clean up the exercise area, give the drains a good tickle, make some of the kennels shine, and fetched the sandpaper and paint to spruce up the benches and cable drum - truly a tail-wagging transformation.

Our reward? Play time with the dogs! Tails wagged , toys were fetched and hearts melted. Samantha took it one step further and helped clean a little hippo's ears! Cuteness overload!

We did this litter pick in two parts, first we cleared the litter that had been exposed by the bramble-cutting where Wilson found a tennis ball with their name on it and Samantha found Steve hiding in a box!

After a brief pit stop we cleared lots of litter from the hedges on the way to the kennels. We filled a big bag but had to leave lots behind for a future visit.

Somehow lightning has struck twice and we've not had to contend with the incessant rain on this mammoth task!

This time we were joined by Charlie on his first ever GoodGym session and Jen who we borrowed from Portsmouth for the evening. And a groundsheet to protect the stonework – whaddya know, we've learned!

With a smaller group, we clubbed together and got a good chunk further along the railings. It's really starting to look good!

We'll be back at the end of March, so sign up now. Will it be a hattrick of dry evenings?

Well, that was a very wet junior parkrun! There was a time when it looked like volunteers were going to outnumber the runners, but in the end 25 4 - 14 year olds completed the very soggy 2km course. Thank you so much for dedicating your morning in such rubbish conditions!