Once upon a time, on a slightly windy and far too cold Tuesday evening in April, 4 adventurous GoodGymmers, Richard, Tanya, Helen and Meyrick ventured out once again to help the British Heart Foundation in their annual book moving exercise.

To explain, there are two British Heart Foundation shops in Bath, you could almost call them Bookends to each other. One has a giant storage room in the basement, the other does not. I guess, over the year, book donations build up in the one that can't store much and a tipping point is reached. That is where GoodGym step in.

We've done this for them over the years many times, and all that is required is that we move books from one shop to another. It's a short walk for sure, but the books are heavy. Usually they have a logistical solution for us, and this year it was in the shape of a massive wheelie bin.

In truth, the mighty GoodGym could have carried all the books across by hand well within the hour we had to complete the task, but the wheelie bin helped speed up delivery time and we were done in half an hour. Client satisified, we made our way home and everyone lived happily ever after.

It’s always a joy to visit the Nest Project. They support families facing financial pressure by donating clothing, equipment and toiletries for under fives in Bath and North East Somerset.

For GoodGym Bath it’s a wonderful opportunity to help out and get to see some seriously cute clothes. I came across a tiny bear coat with separate paw bootees. I wish I’d taken a snap as it was adorable. I’m sure the child who gets it will look even more sweet.

The team at the Nest told us that demand for their service is higher than ever. Parents are asking for help with things like wet wipes and toiletries as well as clothes for their little ones. The project gets referrals from the various Foodbanks across the area and is also able to direct families to aid if necessary.

They do get some interesting requests. Recently they were approached by one mum who had twins unexpectedly. The Nest supplied a cot so she had somewhere for both her babies to sleep.

Our main job - once we got to the site after a quick jog from Victoria Park - was to move boxes of donations from downstairs to upstairs and back again. Every six months or so there’s a bit of a turnaround at the project, putting winter clothes away and getting out the summer collection and vice versa.

There was a bit of sorting and some major juggling of boxes to fit them in the various spaces. It was a bit like a game of Tetris.

There was even a major Chuckle Brothers moment as Richard and new GoodGymer Martin freed up some space on top of the cupboards and made safe some precariously stacked chairs.

Everyone survived and we were able to run back knowing we’d done a good Goodgym job.

A special welcome to Sarah, who was also on her first mission, and well done to Tanya, Kate and Helen for their hard work too.

6 Goodgymers headed to Genesis to help sort a variety of donations into fancy products and practical products. Some products were more obvious than others, whilst others, we had to guess the object in an attempt to classify it!

It took us just one hour to work through a mountain of boxes to sort into crates ready for other charities.

With lots of furry friend visitors to the park, we were asked to create a natural boundary hedge to protect a flower bed. Using willow we twisted and weaved the willow around existing posts to create a decorative hedge.

It took us just 1 hour and you can see from the photos that it's quite decorative :)

Well done team

We at GoodGym Bath are well aware of the nurturing power of gardening and the outdoors and we certainly put in lots of practice.

One of my favourite missions is at the walled garden at Newton St Loe, which is being restored by the Grow for Life charity. It provides social and therapeutic gardening sessions for people coping with anxiety, depression or isolation. The site will eventually become a haven - as well as providing freshly-grown vegetables, flowers and herbs.

It was a treat to return to the spot and see it radically transformed from my last visit. What had been rows of lettuces of all varieties and other plants had been dug out and replaced by curvacious borders.

Grow for Life's Wayne McMaster, explained that the gardeners really wanted a place they could sit and relax and take in the atmosphere. They pointed out that regimented lines of crops do not make a relaxing environment and so the curvy flower beds were born.

And that's where GoodGym came in. Those beds need a serious amount of mulch if they are going to do their job and raise plants, veg and floral abundance.

Wayne had taken delivery of a huge lorryload of manure and our main task was to add it to the beds marked out across the site. Tanya was given the job of rescuing a host of tiny nasturtiums growing in the plots and then the team reached for rakes, spades and wheelbarrows and - with moral support from Ted the dog - did its best to move the mountain of manure.

Special thanks go to Jason - who came from GoodGym Bristol to lend a hand - and a big welcome to Jenny and Kam, making their GoodGym debut. You wouldn't realise it from the way they "dug" in.

We were also given an idea of how the garden will look when it's finished. Wayne is planning a wide variety of trees to provide fruit, shade and a windbreak for the Grow for Lifers. It was great to write the labels and perhaps we'll be back to help plant them.

We didn't quite move the mountain but we made an impressive dent in the dung. Well done Jane, Emily and the rest of the gang.