You may be aware that the one-time Bishop of Stepney – whose patch covered Tower Hamlets – was recently appointed Archbishop of Canterbury! So what’s that got to do with GoodGym? Well, the local mitre has now passed to the Venerable Rod Green, who’s visiting our favourite Lady at St Matthews Church, Bethnal Green today - so an urgent tidy-up was required!

Nearly every possible weather had been present in London yesterday in quick succession, so who knew whether the afternoon thunderstorms would return while we were engaged in the task? So full marks to those who were prepared to brave the elements, despite this being our third group session in as many days. A special welcome to Theodore, embarking on his first ever Good Deed!

Rather than set us to work in the now-swampy planting area, Lady Andrea decided that our most effective tidying operation be to tackle the area in front of the church entrance, where numerous pesky weeds had emerged from between the paving stones. In this respect, the rain was our friend – it had softened the usually resistant roots, making our task rather less hard on the wrists. After an hour and a bit, the area was entirely cleared of weeds and muck, looking so much tidier – fit for a bishop in fact! Even Barry the dog helped, with some jaw-based litter-picking

It only remained for our super sextet to navigate the puddles of E2 and return to the more predictable environment of their fireside. And don’t worry if you missed all the fun – we’ll be back there on Monday!