Six Coventry Goodgymers went to Earlsdon Primary School for some painting this evening. The blue railings outside the school needed some TLC and a fresh lick of paint.

Once the cobwebs had been removed, we did a bit of sanding and got to work on painting the railings a lovely shade of navy. The paint was quite drippy and the railings may need another coat - but it's a start! Pedestrians passing commented on how good it looked so far which was nice. Well done everyone, excellent job!

Tuesday evening, Ahmed, Laura, Lucy and I met at the library before heading to Kersley Orchard to link up with Sharon and the rest of the volunteers. This session was carrying on from the last GoodGym visit. We arrived and attacked the grass that had sunk its roots deep into the tarmac paths, clearing the way for better disabled access. Ahmed, a new member on his second deed in two days, got stuck into one of the pathways, digging and scraping the grass off. Lucy, Sharon and I worked on another pathway, while Laura was on compost duty, shifting all the dug-up turf. A few other volunteers were clearing brambles. Ahmed made the strangest discovery of the night a lone random egg just sitting there! I looking forward to another visit to see how they're getting on with it.

8 jolly Goodgymers made their way on a sunny Tuesday evening for the first visit to the Food Union allotment for 2026!

Our task for the evening was to clear the edges of the allotment that had become quite overgrown and weed around the raspberries so they have plenty of space to produce fruit later in the year. We had ten minutes spare at the end of our task so we all worked together to clear a path and beds of grass and weeds. Job done, smiles all round and a lovely evening spent in a fantastic green space in Coventry.