Leszek led the way getting up with the larks arriving before 6 am to help unload the vans, put up gazebos and a fantastic workout in the process. Nicola, the super organiser amongst us was already there too when Stephanie (who was supposed to be leading the session) strolled in at 8 am! 🤓 There were plenty of tasks left for us all to help with and Nicola came into her forte arranging the book stall. Thank goodness the rain held off and the sun shone.

Lots of fun and a good workout for Nicola and Stephanie as we joined the lovely volunteers down at Southampton Old Cemetery. We followed behind the strimmers raking up the grass and weeds. All ready for their open day next Sunday 10th May when they celebrate 180 years since the cemetery opened.

It was great to be able to be part of the Alive the Alleyway project in Newton Southampton on Saturday, helping to clear an alleyway for the local community. It had turned into a dumping great for unwanted household items. Our job was to come in after the council had cleared these items and to help clear the weeds and brambles and litter. It was a tough job but we got stuck in. We welcomed Debra doing her first ever task - a tough one to start with so i hope we haven't put her off! It was lovely seeing the children enjoying the space they had been given back and hope they enjoy it for years to come.

We were delighted to have our first Monday evening session at Rose Road in in the daylight which made cleaning the outreach vehicles much easier. You could really see the sparkle! We split into two teams to get the interior and exterior of three vans done in no time at all. Welcome to S who did a great job on vacuuming duties. We hope to see you again soon.

We had a great time on Saturday with the friends of soton cemetery. The weather was wonderful and between GoodGym and the Friends, we had a large group of volunteers. We split our time between removing brambles and raking cut grass - but we did so well, we ran out of work!