Chantry Park was flooded with runners on Saturday who refused to let the cold weather and first put them off their Park. GoodGymer Natalie was there marshalling, covering three points on the 5km route. Two were at the top of some tough hills so extra claps and supporting shouts were given.

Walkers, runners, families, dogs... all completed the course in fine form. A wonderful group of dedicated volunteers give their time each week to take this event happen so it was a pleasure to be a part of it.

Look out for a GoodGym takeover of Ipswich Park Run coming soon.

It was good to be back at Survivors in Transition last night to round off the painting by framing the door and skirting. Now the hallway and one of the meeting rooms all flows together, looking neat and tidy.

Natalie flew solo on this one but under the guidance of Josh, it was a smooth and simple task. Next time to tackle cleaning the windows...?

We couldn't think of a better day in the year to show Ipswich Parks some love than on Valentines' Day!

Arriving at Gippeswyk Park early to ensure no one was without cake it was hard to decipher the Ipswich Park Ranger Sarah and location for the tree planting due to the mist and fog that covered the park.

Part of #IpswichLovesTreesWeek, the word had definitely got out. Families on half-term rolled up their sleeves, coinciding the planting with a visit to the park's new play area that had opened that morning.

No sooner than the gazebo was up and the spades and forks were unloaded from the van, the skies lifted and the sun shone.

It was lovely to see GoodGymer Eleanor there who wasted no time getting stuck in and offered pro tips to Natalie about the best way to get into the tough turf. Smaller spades were the order of the day with plenty of fork action. Tips to treasure for life! Paul too was an expert at his craft and it was great to see their enthusiasm for the park, planting and Good Gym.

Along came Mayor of Ipswich John Cook who was a dab hand and plenty of Ipswich Tree Wardens who knew exactly how to get the job done. And Theresa from Good Gym HQ was delighted to be back in Ipswich.

Within an hour, more than 250 trees of the final 400+ were collectively planted including Bird Cherry, Buckthorn, Crab Apple, Gorse, Honey Suckle and Hazel. National charity Trees for Cities too offered muscle, encouragement and plenty of motivating tunes from their speaker.

All in all, it was a great morning spent with people coming together in the Spring sunshine and seeing such progress. It really did feel apt for a relaunch. Can't wait to head back and see the trees mature.

(Better photos coming soon... :)