Today there was a lot of cans and bottles to pick up. Possibly a mug tree?

Kingston GoodGym has a long history with the communal garden at Vine Close, which we helped clear ahead of its redesign from the very beginning. It's so satisfying to see how far it has come to the relacing setting and the beautiful pond teeming with wildlife it is today.

Georgina, the biodiversity officer from Kingston, was on hand to get us started and help with nature advice.

Jonathan, Laurel and Marcos got stuck into removing invasive plants around the banks and even made a tiny new frog friend.

Claire, Emma and Adam helped tidy up the surrounding garden and plant pots while Tom and Laura somehow managed to avoid wet feet clearing duckweed from the pond.

Everything looked great afterwards, and we could even see a few newts in the - temporarily - clear pond. A lovely task on a perfect spring evening.

This morning bright and breezy, I arrived to help marshal this event once more. Easter sunday so a few less than normal, but those that came enjoyed themselves. Tulips created a nice display.

Today’s mission turned into the perfect girls’ day out.

Rachel, Emily, Manasa and Levita spent the morning at the British Heart Foundation in Kingston, unpacking and assembling furniture, including two mirror cabinets, a coffee table, and an executive chair. It was such a fun, hands-on experience, and we supported each other throughout whenever questions came up. Teamwork really made the whole process even more enjoyable. We wrapped up the session with a well-deserved café stop, where a few of us relaxed over coffee and some lovely girly chatter, the perfect ending to a productive and heartwarming day.

8 goodgymer dropped of items for the food bank, whilist doing their own.

Always such a worthwhile side quest mission. Luke gave blood and Dave gave plasma. Many biscuits were consumed in the completion of this mission :)