4 GoodGymers, including newbie - Katy (welcome!) shifted an amazing amount of compost from the heap into bags during the 40 minute session. Great work all, until next time!

Another shopping task for Mr I this evening to buy the heavy items that he can’t manage himself - mainly bottles of milk, flavoured water, cans of rice pudding and bags of granola.

Eight GoodGymmers headed (6 running, 2 walking) to the Library of Things to help tidy and clean the space as well as sort and log a range of items for future lending. Welcome again to Molly on her second GoodGym Bristol run, and Caroline T 'visiting' from Sheffield GoodGym.

Short work was made of cleaning the shutters, mopping the floor, dusting and loading up surplus/faulty donations for disposal.

There was also a tent. Despite being on tenterhooks as to whether we'd complete this last item, everyone pitched in and after an inten(t)se last few minutes the tent was checked and logged.

It's past-ten(t)se now, but the run home went well.

This month we took to the bottom of the steps to tackle some of the fly tipping hotspots. Paul and the locals did an excellent job of scything down and clearing the area at the bottom, whilst I opened up the scar path slightly. Emma had found a huge pile of trash and was committed to cleaning it up before finishing the session. Len had some chocs for us for all the work we put in during the year. Not gonna say no to that!

Today was all about preparing for next weeks Wassail. This is the traditional event held to see off any malevolent spirits and ensure a good harvest. Its become a great focal point for the local community and has got ever bigger over the last few years with volunteers and local residents and their families meeting up to sing, drink apple juice and generally make a lot of noise!

We spent our time clearing the orchard space of brambles and any roots that could become a trip hazard. Phil used his Northern Slopes scything skills while the rest of us raked and chopped away with shears.

At the end there was time for a coffee and another installment of the Orchard Book Club. Author of the day was Murakami, with particular mention of his short stories and book about running. To be continued....

3 GoodGymers met on a freezing cold morning at Windmill Hill City Farm. We spent 40 minutes gritting icy parts of the farm to help make it safer for visitors and staff.

Great work all!