A small but motivated team of GoodGymers met at the Phoenix Cinema before heading out across East Finchley to support North London Hospice and help promote their upcoming Race The Neighbours community 10 km event.

Despite the intense 30-degree heat, everyone brought great energy and enthusiasm to the session. Armed with stacks of flyers and plenty of determination, we covered a large number of local streets, delivering leaflets to homes and helping spread awareness about the charity run and the important work the hospice does for local families. The warm evening certainly made the task more challenging, but the team kept a strong pace and positive spirit throughout.

During the leaflet drop, we also came across a lost house key that had been left in the keyhole outside. After ringing the bell, we were able to return the key safely to the homeowner, who was very grateful and relieved to have it back.

We gathered afterwards for a well-earned social with refreshments, good conversation, and of course a celebratory cookie to finish the evening on a high.

The session combined fitness, teamwork, and community spirit, while supporting a brilliant local cause and helping encourage more people to take part in the fundraising race next month.

Richard and I rocked up in blistering heat for our garden tidy up mission. Our host has been poorly for a while and looking sadly at the weeds taking over the little patch of respite, as well as around the driveway in the front.

We set to with tools, digging weeds from the flowerbeds. We needed to put the hose on the soil, it was so hot, and within minutes we were cooked, so took regular breaks in the shade. I started on the mowing, while Richard dug the larger comfrey, thistles and dandelions from the lawn.

Then we moved to the front. Our host asked us to swap out one of the potted plants in the back for one in the beds at the front, so after weeding a bit and sweeping the paths, we finished up with the plant swap and carried the repotted plant to the back garden again and watered it.

Then we watered ourselves again because it was sooooo hot!

It was great to be able to host a table at the annual Coppetts Wood Festival this year - the site where Paul signed me up to Goodgym for the first time two years ago. This time we had a small table with flyers, though back then Paul had the full TinyForest layout, with calipers and everything.

Richard joined me for the first couple of hours, and we started in Goodgym fashion, helping Sue the Willow Weaver put up her marquee in record time. The band started playing and people arriving, so we set to spreading cheer and chatting to passersby. Richard then set off to do some training for a marathon, and I stayed for the long haul, then helped Sue pack down her marquee and the Coppetts Wood Conservationists with their tables and stalls.