A core group of five valuable GoodGym-ers run and cycled to Leach Court – a large Brighton and Hove County Council’s senior residential housing with a communal patio-garden needing some care. New host, known task, great team! The fame of GoodGym Brighton preceded our entrance in the building. Only a few weeks earlier, we were in fact at Lavender House with a “weeding” force of good!

Arrived a Leach Court, we were welcomed by Tony and cheered by the astonishment of other residents lounging in the grand central salotto. “Are you going out there for gardening, REALLYY?? NOW??” – a resident’s question. Our answer: “YEESS! This is GoodGym. We Do Good and Get Fit every Tuesday after our working day and, this evening, we will be shining our torches 🔦 ON 😉 your garden. You are welcome to join us, next spring maybe?!” 😊

We scraped out weeds from the patio pavements, we cleared the pile of green/brown waste from the noticeable non-biodegradable plastic contamination to make it ready for composting, and we swept the autumnal leaves that were invading the most hidden and darkest corners of the Court’s outdoor space. Torch essential to shine on all the Good done all around🔦 😉

The last but not least task of the evening was to make a draw to decide who would represent GoodGym at the Active Sussex Award Ceremony 2025. GoodGym Brighton is a runner-up for the Environmental Sustainability Award! Great achievement all.