6 GoodGymers plus Pam completed a day's work in one hour at the allotment. We pruned, strimmed, weeded, planted, munched, watered and more, very quickly leaving Colchester in Bloom's allotment in a much better shape.

With spring hitting, it is a busy time in the gardening world and so we will be back in two weeks to help out again.

Oh and the run title....I'm trying to get to grips with What Three Words to help new GoodGymers find us more easily, and this is the location of the shed at the allotment!

4 GoodGymers met at the FoodBank and after a brief chat set to work cleaning it up. It was great to meet Sheila who left the carpeted area looking much cleaner and Nathan who made short work of the sweeping alongside Ray. Within an hour the whole massive warehouse had been swept and mopped and surfaces around the front of house area wiped down.

We will be back at the FoodBank on the first Tuesday of May so join us if you can!

3 GoodGymers delivered leaflets about the Stampede on behalf of Mind in record time.

We enjoyed the relative warmth and light of the evening as winter recedes and distributed the leaflets around the Dutch Quarter while learning about the Civil War, donating your body to medicine and cricket!

Join us next Tuesday to clean the large warehouse of the FoodBank over in Tollgate.

3 GoodGymers supported the Junior Park Run this morning.

Vanessa made sure no one was left behind as tail runner and gave invaluable encouragement to those at the end who were absolutely beaming as they crossed the finish line.

Frazer heroically tapped his phone every time someone crossed the line. This may sound like a small thing, but with near freezing temperatures keeping your hands out of pockets is a big sacrifice, and it means a lot to the runners to be able to get their time recorded and sent to them each week.

Louise was on Run Directing duties and was pleased to see 79 runners complete the run with no incidents!

Next task is flyering for the charity Mind in town this Tuesday evening. Come and help us if you can.

3 GoodGymers met to tackle some of the litter in our city.

We were amazed at the number of cigarette butts we found and wondered what would need to happen to stop people leaving them on the ground.

I like to think we helped people on their way into town work this morning feel a little more positive about their town, and that fewer animals were harmed by litter last night.

As well as being productive I found it a very educational GoodGym, learning a lot about East Anglia and education from Vanessa and Ray!

This Sunday we are helping out with the Junior Park Run and then on Tuesday we are delivering leaflets for Mind. Sign up now if you can!

4 GoodGymers met with 4 Colchester in Bloom volunteers to add some spring colour to the planters in town.

We were tasked with removing litter and weeds, then adding some new flowers into the boxes at the top of the high street, so be sure to admire them next time you go past.

After a conversation about mine, and AI's inability to come up with puns, and also whether Jonny Cash sang a version of The Gambler (he did) I'm afraid the title is the best I could come up with!

We noted the large amount of litter around the high street while doing the planting and so next week's task is to help remove some of it around town. Sign up to help us if you can!