We took over volunteering at the Bevendean Downs parkrun, and it was ace!

The Bevendean Down is a wonderful gem of a parkrun on the doorstep of the South Downs, with astonishing landscapes and viewpoints that make you (almost ;-) forget the hilly off-road terrain while running the 2 laps route of this lovely parkrun on the edge of Brighton city.

Thanks Michael and Philippa for taking up this initiative, and Ben, Rebecca, Sarah and Nicola for getting on well in your designed volunteering roles. It was Sarah's second time here, this time as a race marshal.

Despite the morning turned wet by the end, your smiles seem to keep up shining all time along, likewise the sun who presumably welcomed you, the other volunteers and the event’s runners at the start line!

The entire field of runners and volunteers ended up to The Bevy pub for some coffee and breakfast baps, which somehow felt right. Although the Bevendean Downs parkrun is a relatively small event, the feeling of community here is big - and we always feel like being part of the whole family.

We like to “step up” on Cat’s Creep to help the Round Hill Society and, on this occasion, we supported the community volunteers in their Big Clean Up. We cleared Cat Creep from the overgrown bushes, tackled graffiti tagging, removed carpets of ivy from Mayo Road, and revamped electrical boxes to their original colours. Lucy returned to help us from the Library of Things with a new tool, the edge trimmer, creating some alternative entertainment for Councillor Pete West who joined GoodGymers Frances, Jane, Nicola, and Edel to enjoy some trimming fun action!

Top job done by GoodGymers Rosie, Kitty, Sarah, and Michelle has given a new refreshing look to the lovely pathway that joins Round Hill Crescent with Wakefield Road - well used by the local residents and often populated by the protected tods! GoodGym Brighton got already an invitation for helping the Round Hill Green Spaces Project – this has just got planning permission to go ahead thanks to the unsatiable hard work and patient determination of two well-known local legends, Jane and Dominic!