It was an absolute treat to pay another visit to Mrs R and see how her garden has been blooming. Since our last visit, she’s felt inspired to keep pottering outside, and she always tells us how much our visits give her a real boost of energy!

After a lovely cup of tea and some snacks, we got stuck in. We tackled a bed overrun with weeds, pruned a wisteria, and gave her pomegranate and apple trees a trim. To finish off, we cleared all the unwanted weeds from the patio and steps, then loaded up the large bags into the car ready for a trip to the tip.

Mrs R was left very happy and completely re-energised from our visit - it's great to make such an impact!

For our very first visit to Tooting & Mitcham Community Club, the team arrived armed with scrapers - only to immediately find ourselves in a bit of a sticky situation!

The wall we were tasked with was covered from top to bottom in stubborn adhesive pads. We certainly weren't going to let things get 'board', but it turned out to be a real test of endurance as we worked our magic furiously, making sure no pad was left behind.

It was a full-body workout, flexing muscles we didn't even know existed, just to force those relentless little squares to come off.

Massive well done to the team – it was a huge challenge, but we well and truly smashed it!

Two eco-minded GoodGymmers showed incredible renewable energy by running and cycling to Wimbledon to help Sustainable Merton pack up their Greener Living Pop-Up. They refused to let any effort go to waste, working efficiently to deconstruct activity stations, sort recyclables, and pack event cars right to the ceiling. One eco-hero even proved there is no planet B by taking hard-to-recycle items home to ensure they were properly processed rather than sent to the landfill. Their zero-emission dedication ended on a high note by rescuing a surplus loaf of bread from a local bakery, saving it from the bin and proving that one person's waste is a volunteer's well-deserved treat!

Destined to tackle a clean up job at Merton and Morden Guild we set up work scrubbing with determination expecting the paint to wipe away with a bit of elbow grease. Instead, to our horror, the white spirit began reacting with the lino, leaving behind a murky grey film across the surface that made the space look worse than when we arrived!

Pivoting to good old-fashioned soap, water, and all the remaining scrubbing power we had, we hopefully saved the floor from permanent discoloration.

We got a decent upper-body workout and successfully averted a disaster. Sometimes community volunteering is all about heroic damage control. Massive credit to the team for giving it 100% effort from start to finish!

Another successful session at the Methodist Church garden! On Sunday there is going to be a Sunflower BBQ gathering, so we were put to task in making sure everywhere was looking tip top. There was watering, litter picking, weeding the beds and finishing off painting the gate (which we started last time). There was even some harvesting - potatoes were dug up and sunflower seeds retrieved. We hope lots of fun is had on Sunday!

Another event to help with at Wimbledon Quarter. Swiftly unpacking donations and filling rail after rail with pre-loved garments. With every hanger straightened the space was swap-ready just in time for attendees to hunt for sustainable style gems.