What happens when three brilliant community groups join forces? Magic - and a much tidier Lakenham Way!

As well as this, Task Force member Rebecca completed her 200th Good Deed what a hero!!

Today, four energetic GoodGym members teamed up with Wild Lakenham and the Lakenham & Town Close Green Spaces group for a scrub-clearing mission on the railway sidings at the bottom of Lakenham Way - that lovely traffic-free route into Norwich city centre.

The plan: Meet at 10. Get stuck in. The result: By midday, the transformation was incredible!

Trees and shrubs? Gone. Bramble roots? Dug out. Bushes? Cut right down. The bank? Trimmed to perfection (thanks to Roger the Scyther and those trusty hand shears!).

And that’s not all - the team collected heaps of rubbish revealed after recent cutbacks. Among the cans, bottles and crisp packets were some surprises… a tractor and a pregnancy test! (Yes, really.)

This collaboration is extra special because Wild Lakenham owes its very beginnings to GoodGym’s support and networking. Rob played a key role - even giving us our name! So, from everyone at Wild Lakenham: a huge thank you to GoodGym for helping us grow and thrive.

Here’s to more joint adventures and greener spaces for Norwich!

Today 12 GoodGymers ran or cycled to support conservation work at Mousehold Heath.

We met Will at St James Hill on Britannia Road, an area of natural habitat for a rich variety of wildlife including Common Whitethroat - the only place in Norwich this species can be found.

We went to an overgrown area that had grown so high it obscured one of the finest views in the city.

Armed with loppers and saws, we spent an hour cutting everything back and carrying the long branches to a clearing below. It was amazing to see the results after we finished! Now anyone wanting to sit on the bench could see right across the entire city.

Shout Out to Alice who attended her first session.

High Five's for Eloise who completed her 50th Good Deed!

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its off to work we go!

Tonight 7 GoodGymers ran or cycled 6km to support Marlpit Community Garden.

Organisers Tish & Mark met us at the gates with 7 wheelbarrows loaded with wood chip.

We were lead through the allotments past beautiful sunflowers and apple trees, to an area 250m away to unload the wood chip onto a new path.

Winds chimes whistled a happy tune as we made regular shuttle runs of wood chip, walking approx 3-4km across the evening.

After an hour we were rewarded with juicy red apples to choose from, even Snow White would have been tempted!

We visited SYEP to move and chop up some old wood, which will then be used for camp fires.

We had a pleasant evening of Bingo with the tenants at Dell Rose Court.