Slow ways aims to create a national network of walks linking up towns and cities to inspire people to walk more.

As part of their Summer Way check we walked a route from Central Station to Gosforth High street. Taking us past Newcastle’s oldest church, through Exhibition park and across the Town Moor.

The time and distance flew by as we talked about our favourite places to walk and before we knew it we were settling down for a cuppa and light lunch.

Two GoodGymers helped a older person who had just moved house to clear her large over grown garden, to make it more manageable for her look after.

Went we got there we realised how large and overgrown the garden was and we just decided to do what we could within the time. Kristi set to work weeding on one side and I cut down all the over grown plants on the other side. Then Kristi cut back bushes near the path as I sweeped up.

We felt like we had made a big difference in the hour and a half!

Today we were back at exhibition park to help out Urban Green. The mission for today was to tidy up the arch beside the urban green cafe and the play area and fill in any gaps in the tunnel. It was a nice sunny morning and we got to work trimming the willow hedges and weaving them into the existing arch whenever possible. It's definitely a multiple day job but we did manage to trim around a lot of the arch and then clean up all the branches and leaves.

It was a massive turnout today morning, as we all headed down to Leazes Park to help out Urban Green. Today's task was to clear the top of the bushes at the edges of the park boundary. Some of the bushes and ivy was encroaching on the adjacent pavement and we needed to clear it out. Mike was there with his hedge trimmer. With so many of us there, we got so much done! It was definitely an eventful morning!