5 Goodgymers met at Lakeview park on a lovely sunny evening to tackle Himalayan balsam. This highly invasive species degrades river banks and outcompetes other native plants thereby reducing biodiversity in a vital green space in the middle of the city . We all quickly got to work ‘bashing the balsam’(pulling it out by its roots and snapping the stems before crushing them. ) We all got a chance to catch up with each other while clearing vast clumps of the dreaded plant. A great evenings work from all helping to promote biodiversity in Coventry’s green spaces

Bit of a windy drizzly one for a litter pick, but the four of us still managed to bag 6 sacks of rubbish! The usual suspects showed up: cans, bottles, and way too many fag ends…but but every piece picked up is one less polluting our planet.

We had lots of great conversations, including hearing all about James and Marcelle’s GoodGym Shindig trip. We came away feeling good about the difference we made – great work, everyone!

Also GoodGym Hat alert! Think you will all agree Marcelle is rocking the new headwear!

Eight amazing GoodGymers and Cameron, sprang into action to tame the overgrown secret garden at Stretton School.

Rumour had it there was a pond hidden somewhere beneath the brambles, and it became our mission to uncover it. And uncover it we did—though it was a bit more swamplike than we had hoped! Along the way, we discovered raised beds, a hose tap, and even a polytunnel still waiting to be revealed (a task for another day, as time wasn’t on our side).

We were thrilled to welcome Paul for his first session—he threw himself into the task like an absolute pro.

A beautiful evening spent in great company and good conversation.

Fantastic work, you superstars!