Today was a great task, we visited Mr. M. Who we have visited before to continue working on clearing their garden, it had been a long break and Mr. M. had procured a ball of energy (Dog) since our last visit.

Missy was lot of fun and a wizard at standing on two legs.

Anyway... we also cleared a lot of brambles and moved a lot of applicances into a pile for collection in an an accessible point in the garden, when we started they were buried under the brambles.

Tonight 10 GoodGymer's ran or cycled 6km to Pilling Park Community Centre.

It was our first visit to this venue, and we were there to support Lionwood Cycle Project - of which Jonathan is a member - who provide regular drop in bike servicing sessions.

The task was to clear a storage container of large unwanted items including 3 fridge / freezers, an ice cream box and hostess trolley! Using a sack barrow they were all moved to the front entrance, ready to be collected by the council for recycling.

Other items such as chairs and shelving will be reused or re-homed. So the task was over in a flash.

We will hopefully be back at this venue in the future to support the community cafe and other local groups.

This was a very fulfilling mission to take part in. Mrs G wanted some help using her phone and had some accidents recently, so wanted to make sure she could get help if she needed it.

We helped Mrs G make emergency calls to her friends from her phone and gave her some tips on other ways to navigate if she was confused at any point. She was very grateful and requested we return in the future to help with her laptop.

Tonight 8 GoodGymers ran 6km to support the Phoenix Centre. They needed a new coat of paint - 'Lime Zest' in one room, and 'Cotton Grey' in another.

I read a "Zest for life" is the energetic, enthusiastic, and optimistic approach to daily experiences, characterized by feeling alive, motivated, and engaged.

As a key component of positive psychology, it involves treating life as an adventure, enhancing resilience, and reducing burnout.

It can be cultivated through mindfulness, gratitude, and purposeful action.

Well I think that sums up a lot of what we achieve by volunteering at GoodGym!

Care was taken to complete the task without paint splashes or blurred edges. In an hour the green room was completed and the grey wall had its first coat.

We will be back with further zest next month to continue the paint job.