It was a last-minute change of plans, but that didn’t stop this dedicated GoodGym crew from getting out and spreading the word about Kingston’s newest community initiative—Park Play!

With the Albany session cancelled, we quickly regrouped and set our sights on Fairfield Recreation Ground, ready to let the locals know that Saturday mornings were about to get a whole lot more fun.

Splitting into teams, we tackled the nearby streets, armed with flyers and boundless enthusiasm. Jana, Rachel, and Raquel formed one squad, Luke, Anna, and Martel took on another route, while Dave, Emma, and Clare covered even more ground. The mission? Get those flyers through as many letterboxes as possible—without losing any fingers to enthusiastic canine guardians!

Top tip of the night? Use a wooden spoon to safely post through letterboxes. Unfortunately, we had none. So, with a mix of courage and caution, we did it the old-fashioned way.

Despite the clear skies, a sharp chill in the air had us all working at double speed. But nothing warms a GoodGym session like teamwork, good vibes, and a post-flyering trip to the pub! Drinks were raised, food was enjoyed, and plans were made for the next adventure.

Park Play is set to bring people together for fun and games every Saturday—so spread the word, and we’ll see you there!

Brought and dropped some items for the food bank whilist out picking up a few items for dinner.

Rachel and Emily went to visit Ms S and helped to sort through a big pile of clothes. She's determined to make some money from her unwanted items so we sorted all the items into a big pile of things to put on Vinted as well a pile for charity and a bag to throw away. Had a lovely chat while we were busy sorting the clothes.

It's not just about the free biscuits, honest! There are so many benefits to giving blood or plasma... that sense of pride for giving a little bit of you, physically, to potentially help save a life or at least assist in helping in someone's recovery. It always leaves me with an enormous sense of wellbeing. Time very well spent :)

Amy and Petra met Brian on sunny Sunday to help with paining a wooden flowerbed. Moving it from under very wet plastic sheet into the sun - that was the heavy lifting done. We then sanded it down and painted it whilst catching some sunshine. Stopped for cup of tea and a biscuit that Brian kindly provided. See you in April.

This morning 4 hardy goodgymers met at Searchlight to start the process of clearing some of the area ready for flax seeds to be sown by the Mencap members at a later date. There was grass, weeds and roots galore, which when working as a team along with Magdelene we managed to shift in the hour and a half alongside chat. A clean up followed along with a welcome cup of tea.