A brilliant day at the Fields thanks to a stellar team of GoodGym faithfuls.

• 2 new half marathon wristbands • 41 incredible parkrunners • Wrapped up in under 30 minutes.

Rue set-up, course check and the usual Hackney Haka warm-up routine.

Hilary delivering as always on the double lap turning point.

Louise and Lucinda brilliantly marshalling and cheering the kids to complete the course safely.

And a full team effort packing everything away.

Well done team GoodGym!

Another productive couple of hours in the garden at St Michael's church on a beautiful spring morning. This time we had two more helpers with us, Calim and Helen. The main focus was de-weeding at the front of the property, and we all regrouped with Manda at the end to enjoy some of her homemade lemonade (as seen in the pics).

Easter Sunday at the Fields brought themed bunting (thanks Mas), bunny ears, small chocolate eggs, a welcome return to duty by Sarah who could be found under "her tree", and visitors from as far afield as Cardiff and Bristol contributing towards 5 first timers joining us this morning - even the sun made a brief appearance towards the end, and thankfully the ground has dried out so there aren't even muddy puddles to hop over any more.

21 happy (hoppy?) runners, plus a few of their coaches, were at a chilly start line this morning - and thanks to some generous parents who put their hands up to volunteer, we were ready to go just a little after 9 - Nick, as timekeeper counted them down and they were off. Speedy running at the front of the pack saw our first finisher come in 40 seconds ahead of the second placer, and after that there were a few close finishes, but more importantly a lot of happy faces...who'd all definitely earned their Easter Eggs.

Same time next week for more fun at the Fields.

Mrs J and her husband have mobility issues that make tending their garden difficult. It had become overgrown, with one obnoxious weed sprouting out of the wall, blocking the afternoon sun, and another engulfing the dividing fence.

Secateurs and green bin bags provided, I got stuck in chopping away at the tangled vines around the fence. Fuelled by a well made cup of tea I clambered on, until the bush was no more than just a stump.

After giving the adjacent rose bush a slight trim, I turned my attention to the irritating weed poking high out of the south facing wall that was blocking out the Hackney sun. Using a lopper from the shed, I stretched myself out to maximum extension and just about managed to chop down the guilty branches.

Now close to the end of the session, I chopped, snapped and twisted the various cuttings and filled them into a number of bin bags. Leaving them lined up for when collection could be organised.

Mrs J and her husband both seemed very pleased with the work, and will hopefully now be able to enjoy a bit more sun in their garden

Today I dug three chunky holes so Manda could realise her vision of some more inventive planting methods. Once each circular hole was dug, chicken wire fencing was MacGyvered into place. It means specific plants can be planted and grow up the fencing - Manda is confident it will look great! We also started to plant some beetroot and courgette seeds in fresh soil.

Another productive week! Initially we removed some more weeds, then focused on tidying up a large pile of branches and twigs - cutting larger branches and re-stacking them. The end result was more space available to grow fruit and vegetables.

End result in photo.