Just the dynamic duo at Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church this evening.

We were working to clear the final overgrown stretch of a flowerbed that's been waiting for some GoodGym tlc since we tackled the rest of the area last summer.

As well as the weeds, we faced a covering of weeds, ivy and other creeping plants that were rather satisfying to peel back, rather like rolling up a carpet!

Then we needed to dig out out the underground leftovers,to try and prevent things fighting back before the parishioners can do their new planting.

We made good progress but this transformation isn't quite complete. We'll need to make another visit to finish the job.

So… who’s up for lending a hand next time? Look out for the listing (once the date is confirmed with the church wardens). Many hands make light work, and we promise good company, a bit of a workout, and satisfying gardening salvation along the way! 🌱✨

Yesterday GoodGym Bexley and GoodGym Greenwich helped out at Mama2Mama's Baby Bank where the task was to empty a storage unit ready for their big move to a new premisis. It was absolutely packed to the brim and showed some top level organising from the tiny team who run the bank!

We had to keep calm and crate on and formed assembly lines to organise what needed to be kept aside for the delivery drivers and what could stay put for now. And what an amazing array of lovely items, ranging from clothes, cots, beds and stock for the new cafe in Woolwich which we're looking forward to visiting in the summer! An hour and a half later we'd got most of the stock sorted and back in again.

Great job team- we certainly showed we can think inside the box.

That's a wrap.

*pun courtesy of our famed Sarah W 😊

Helping nature on a sunny Sunday morning 🌿☀️.

We love supporting the many fantastic groups making a difference right on our doorstep.

Today we were with the Friends of Lesnes Abbey helping with woodland conservation.

Marc met us and the other volunteers with a wheelbarrow of tools ready to go. We headed up to The Heath - and it definitely was up - taking turns to push the barrow through the woods, and collecting litter as we went.

Once at the top, and after Marc's safety briefing, we got to work pulling up bracken and cutting back the holly, being careful not to tread on any new shoots of heather.

Keeping the invasive intruders at bay will allow heather to gradually reclaim the area, restoring The Heath to it's former glory.

After an hour or so we said goodbye to the others (who carried on working) and headed homeward, stopping to pose in from of the glorious azaleas as we went.

Tomorrow is a bank holiday, and we're off to do something completely different, sorting donations for a local baby bank.

Variety is the spice of GoodGym!