Five GoodGymers assembled to assemble

Armed with Alan keys, screwdrivers and glue, we put together flat pack furniture donations from Wayfair ready to hit the shop floor at the British Heart Foundation store

The crowning achievement and group effort was a desk - with multiple different screws, a drawer AND a cupboard - accompanied with a manual which made it very clear that not only should people and weights not be placed on top; but possibly most importantly, no sandwiches.

Mark and I arrived and thought that our job was done as the staging was out already! But it turned out it had been put up incorrectly, so the first job was to dismantle the staging and put it back in place with the right tiers so the audience could see the choir. We moved the alter out of the way to make space for the orchestra, and finally set out all the chairs. With that the stage was set, and after Julie's second task of the day it was straight out for a well deserved lunch.

I donated my spare bike to local community project, Full Cycle.

Today we were helping Bob from New Era Community Projects at their allotment. Bob needed a hand with getting the site tidy ready for a new shed and polytunnel where they will be growing food for their community cafes and local food banks.

We arrived and were greeted by Bob who showed us around the site and what they'd been doing so far. The task today was to make a wood chip path around the growing area to make it tidy and easy to get around.

We gathered our wheelbarrows and shovels and set off moving wood chip from a big pile elsewhere on the allotment to the New Era site. It was a good workout shoveling the woodchip into the barrows, but we were kept fuelled up with a delicious slice of fruit cake mid task.

The path was soon complete and we were sent home with courgettes and cucumbers from the allotment!

Welcome to Mark on his first task!