Nettle stings, berry tasting & weeding were the name of the game last night. We headed up to one of our favourite places, Beckhill Community Garden at the back of Stainbeck United Reformed Church. It's a beautiful space & Lynn has worked wonders with the garden over the last 2 years.

We were weeding & watering & Lynn messaged afterwards saying what a difference we had made. Adam tried a gooseberry for the first time but I don't think he appreciated it! Alice & I both got nettled...now you know you've been to GoodGym if you're stung by something at the end of the evening!

Welcome to Esther on her first session & welcome back to Joanna who has had a long break. We hope to see you all both soon.

Tonight we had a lovely big group who all headed to Meanwood Valley Farm to help the team with a variety of jobs. The main job was to prepare a large area ready for tomato plants. Apparently they need soft ground, up to 50cm deep in order to thrive which was good to know, as I prepare to plant my own in the coming days. We used a large variety of tools including a wheel hoe which was very satisfying to use! This area is now ready for the plants to go in.

Our resident compost turners did their work as usual, Rachel & Helen always volunteer for this smelly job & Shannen joined them tonight, thanks ladies :)

As we always do, we got sent away with a variety of organic veggies including beetroot, radishes & rhubarb. Delicious!

Welcome to newcomers Billy & Katie, we hope to see you again soon.

Great work team!

Fixing cupboards, digging paths, pulling weeds & woodchipping...there were lots of varied tasks for the gang tonight at Bedford Fields. The path group worked hard & cleared the whole path, ready for woodchipping. The weeding group cleared many different beds for planting this week. I was absolutely covered in mud by the time I finished, I think that was my muddiest task yet! It was great to see Amy again & to meet Aorvi tonight. We hope to see you again soon.

Good work team!

This afternoon, Helen & I headed down to the Vaisakhi Mela festival to serve tea, coffee & soft drinks.

It was packed & there was lots of entertainment on offer. I however spent most of the afternoon admiring all the beautiful sari's!

We had some complimentary food which always goes down well.

This evening we headed up to Bedford Fields to help out them & Community Streets. Lydia, Helen & I lined planters, Jason, Alice & Jake put posts in & levelled the ground & Analise, Joao & Erica did some wriggling at front! Apparently, it's a good workout!

Great work team!