Duckling watch for Goodgymers - a quacking good mission. Goodgymers swapped their running shoes to ducking views. Duck, duck and done.

Paul watched two broods - one an experienced mother who was surrogate to a dozen mallard ducklings. She really struggled and lost all but three, but was brilliant with those three, perhaps slightly over protective. They are all now grown up and part of a bigger group of adolescent mallards.

The other group was a shambles. There were seven ducklings. The male disappeared in week two and for several weeks, I saw no more than one or two at a time and never with the mother. I assumed the worst. But last week I saw the mother with five of them and yesterday with seven! She’s grown into the role!

Jacqui struggled to find any mallard ducklings but persevered and eventually, after numerous visits to lakes, ponds and rivers, found a family.

Sally watched 3 ducklings who were abandoned at around 2-3 weeks old and despite the odds being stacked against them with predators incl american mink, foxes and herons in the area, they are still going strong 9 weeks later and now feel like part of the family. Another group didnt fare so well and all 4 ducklings disappeared over a few days.

Today I helped Ms D with a surprisingly demanding decluttering mission. The job was to clear out a few bookcases packed full of years' worth of paperwork and written work, then carry it all down two flights of stairs to the bins.

There were plenty of trips up and down the stairs, and by the end I felt like I'd earned my cardio for the week (and possibly next week's too).

The good news is that 2 bookcases are now empty, the paperwork has been responsibly disposed of, and Ms D has a lot more space to enjoy. However the task also required the disposal of two more smaller shelves of paper work, so we’ll return to complete the task as I ran out of time today!

Welcome to Michelle for your first community mission. Then usual suspects Ramón, Maria and Steph Ducat were here for some great Guide running. Sunny day with a little breeze at Paddington Rec Track

We stepped into the building's air-conditioned corridor - a blessed relief from the heat outside. Ms C's flat was on the 12th floor - again, a relief, as there was a lift. And the rug-moving task took less time than expected - just a few boxes and a bedside cabinet to move out the way, before briefly lifting/tilting bed and wardrobe to free the rug. Ms C said she had wanted to get rid of this rug for years, but had been unable to do it herself, so she was relieved that we could do it for her.

Finally, we rolled up the rug and took it down to the bins on our way out.

A very active task to start the week. Half the group wheelbarrowed woodchip while the rest of us emptied some compost bins. Algae removed from the pool too. We all came together towards the end to finish building the compost heap. Thanks for having us Eslam.

If I'm honest, I was a little bit nervous partaking in my first guided run. I didn't know what to expect. I am a PT and runner so I have plenty of energy and enthusiasm, but have never been a guide runner before. Everyone was so friendly and encouraging. I absolutely loved it