Our usual Tuesday group run and changes of location for our litterpick for LAGER Can - Ealing Parks Great British Spring Clean(13-29 March 2026) .Originally we were meant to go to Hanwell but it changed to Haven Green near Ealinng Broadway station which was literally just opposite our meeting point. 3 GoodGym Angels on LAGER CAN Duty tonight and the cold wind did not stop them. We still decided to do a small run after a nice warm up. Went around the area running to then start litterpicking in the park before the Heavens would open. We dodged the rain. Conor, Katarina and Steph Ducat went for a little slice of litter-picking heaven. The 3 helpers managed nearly 2 full bags of litter which mainly consisted of food wrappers, drinks, vapes, newspapers and take away food bags. The trio were thanked by a person walking nearby to acknowledge their Spring mission.

Tonight kicked off with me leading my first GoodGym run, kindly assessed by Steph Ducat - while I'm happy to say I got everyone there in one happy piece, I'm a bit ashamed by the short length of it...! Next time, I'm gonna train you harder!

We then returned to the scene of Saturday's pesto-making , continuing on the mission to rid Olden Community Garden of the pesky invasive species: Three Cornered Leek.

Digging the plants out of the rocky, steeply sloped banks of the orchard - carefully ensuring that all the bulbs are lifted from the ground - made for tricky work in the dark, but satisfying too. Once dug, another team carefully separated the leaves from the roots, so that Islington council can safely dispose of the stubborn little bulbs.

We all went home with a bag of Three Cornered Leek leaves, ready for some pesto making back at home. Perhaps we should host a taste-test next Monday?!

Back to Mrs I to carry on with the decluttering of the conservatory. The mood was on full charge, probably due to the sunny weather. We went through more bags and boxes to eventually free the entrance of the conservatory: Mrs I is able to leave the doors wide open and move freely around it. Amongst the usual items today, we found loads of cutlery and batteries- we were fully loaded and fully charged. Hopefully we will be able to empty the cupboards next time which are now reachable

Sunny Saturday and we returned to Western road urban garden. Ash welcomed the early birds Richard who cycled from Southall park after his parkrun ,Sophie who walked and Steph Ducat who walked along the canal.Ash debriefed the crew and the the Goodgym Ashley arrived. we split into 2 smalls teams and then Shubham arrived with Hestia who struggled to find the garden. They joined the 2 teams. Welcome Hestia for your first Goodgym community mission. Two teams but the same goal : level the ground at 2 different areas to then install the water tanks. Sophie, Richard and Hestia were sorting stones/rocks and gathering them in the square hole which had a wooden frame. They were braking the bigger rocks to fit in the frame and no they were not playing rock, paper, scissors!! On the other side behind the loos, near the house where previously Goodgym cleared space for a water tank, the 3 other musketeers had to level the ground for slabs and the tank which will be at a higher level. The team had to bring the level down, get rid of all metal items in the soil and also created a nice path alongside the polytunnel. The spirit level was the key tool today and the sun also kept the goodgymers spirit levels high. next phase will be to cement both frames and install the water tanks on top. The other team also did some clearing of weeds in front of the polytunnel. We all enjoyed frsh water, oranges and cookies at the end of the session.