A quick collection of surplus food from The Open Table created some storage space and it was a short distance to drop at the Community Fridge which will make good use of it at the next distribution.

We rounded off 8 weeks of support with one final push, vacuuming the hall and arranging chairs to leave the space spotless. It’s been great to be involved in such an important cause and we are proud to have seen it through to the very last seat.

We were once again delighted to help our good friends at the Open Table set up the community cafe and get ready for 30 plus diners. And for the third week in a row we were offered a bit of brekky. It was a tough job, but we got through it.

Little Ark came to our rescue, and we were able to come to theirs as they needed our help to make bags for carrying liquids. So it was that the GoodGymers found themselves cleaning waterproof banners, and using templates to cut lengths of waterproof fabric from an erstwhile banner, all ready for stitching. Knowing our limitations, that step was left for the professionals.

Our debut at the Lantern Arts Centre was also our first session on a Sunday evening. Despite the timing, not too many of us got stage fright and six Goodgymers turned up on cue. The event was the 'Get in' where the company starts to transform the church into a theatre space for their upcoming production of Be My Baby, a play about unmarried mothers set in the 1960s.

Tasks included moving flats and props and hanging cloths and everything else needed before the following day's set build. Along with other volunteers, including members of the cast, we whizzed through the jobs so fast, we were able to do some improvisation and give the rehearsal room a thorough GoodGym clean as well. Hopefully we will be back for an encore!

A group of us carried on the work from last week and continued to plant the hedging whips (who knew they were called that?!) in Morden Recreation Ground. We got into a great pattern of whipping and sticking and lots were planted! Congratulations to Alex who completed her 25th GoodGym session!