Signal failures, holidays, and work commitments meant that we were a small group - but as always, a mighty one!

We have been helping support a new partnership between Hounslow FoodBox and the Chiswick allotments which aims to provide local families coping with the cost of living crisis with fresh, organic, locally grown fruit and vegetables.

Our main job so far has been the digging over and preparing the ground for planting, which, much to our delight started this week! The first herbs and tomatoes have gone in. Now just to protect them from the marauding slugs!

We grabbed gloves and forks and got straight to work. The person who owned the site before had favoured a 'no dig' approach to the plot, which meant that as we delved deeper into the soil we were treated to some rather unsavoury smells from previous manure. However, we were reassured to find the manure had come straight from the King's barracks - I'm not sure it smelled any sweeter, but it was royal poo we were shoveling!

We covered a lot of ground, and Kourosh treated us to a secret stash of blackberries. Next time we go they will be truly ripe and a fine reward for our efforts!

We ran and cycled back to base, where we challenged ourselves to a four minute plank - that's one more minute than we have done before. It was tough going, with lots of different versions of the king of core exercises, but we persevered. Well done Jon and Michelle, amazing endurance.

There is a nice musical themed community mission coming up on Saturday, and then next Wednesday we're back to Chiswick House. Hope to see you there!

There was only one person who was deserving of the Golden Boot (trainer) last night, and that was Alan, who has racked up a phenomenal 200 good deeds! Thankfully the whole of England was celebrating with him as they got through to the Euros final. Was Alan their lucky charm? I think after that many good deeds and kilometres covered, he had to be. Alan FTW!

We were back at the Chiswick allotments last night to support a new partnership between the local foodbank and the growers. The idea is that an overgrown patch of land is being cultivated ready to plant fruit and veg that will eventually be donated to the foodbank.

We're still at the digging and weeding stage of the process, so we all grabbed a fork, and got busy. We started by lining up in a row and working backwards, digging up weeds and turning over the soil. There were plenty of slabs to be lifted, roots to be dispatched and grass to be eliminated. After 45 minutes of hard work the area was looking much clearer - almost ready for planting!

We're back to the site next week to carry on with the project, which will ultimately provide local people with healthy, organic produce.

It's amazing what effect the prospect of a semi final England win will have. Powering back to base, we arrived just a few minutes later. There was just a quick stretch to be done before scooting over to the pub for the big game. Its always a great night to put on a red and white tshirt, but with all the celebrations to be had, yesterday was particularly special.

If you're looking for a fun mission this Saturday, ten why not sign up for this session helping to set up for an inclusive music event - and feel free to stick around for the entertainment!

On the eve of the general election we exercised our democratic right to GoodGym!

With a bit of hustings and puffing we headed off for Chiswick House, this time meeting Conor at the yard. Our mandate for the evening was to clear the area around the imposing entry gates to the park, which had become overgrown with weeds. Our job was to unseat them.

We set about pulling and scraping, clearing and sweeping until the whole area was clear. When it comes to GG versus Weeds, it was clearly a landslide victory.

The popular vote was for fitness, so with Emily and Chris acting as the frontrunners, we headed off to Turnham Green. The focus of the session was on floor based stability and strength. We got ourselves into the right opposition and worked on our core, glutes and arms.

Some of the exercises were a little tough, such as maintaining the bear hold for a full 40 seconds, but no campaign, no gain.

Some of these puns have definitely Laboured the point, but hopefully it worked as a little reminder to vote today if you haven't already!

There are a couple of missions going on this weekend, like this one to help set up for an inclusive community event at Waterman's Park on Saturday. If crabs are more your thing, then why not help out on Chiswick eyot?

Happy Election Day everybody!