I was run director at Whitley bay junior parkrun on Sunday. It was busy week with over 200 young runners completing the run. It's also lovely to get involved with junior parkrun!

Ten GoodGymers paid a visit to Jesmond Library to rid the exterior of weeds, moss and other detritus. It was great to return to a place we haven't volunteered at for over seven years.

Some of the group either got delayed or live near the library, but for everyone else we enjoyed a 1.6 mile, or 2.6 kilometre if you prefer, run from Stepney Bank Stables. The outbound run was largely uphill, so we were looking forward to having an easier run on the way back.

Welcome to Ruth, completing her first GoodGym good deed, despite being aware of us for ten years! We hope you don't deliberate over your second visit for quite so long.

Welcome back to Anthony for the first time in a while, to Max on your first Monday group run in a while, to Joanna and Elena coming back after their first GoodGym Newcastle session last week and to Zachary for joining us at GoodGym Newcastle for the first time.

We worked hard removing weeds and soil from between the cobbles, cutting back some overgrown areas and tidying up some planters. The before and after photographs show quite a difference!

We're back at The Lighthouse Project next week for a bit more gardening. Please join us if you can!

We greeted two newcomers to GoodGym Newcastle tonight. Welcome to Elena, not new to GoodGym but joining us in Newcastle for the first time. We're very glad that you made it just in time! Another warm welcome to Joanna, completing her first GoodGym good deed tonight. Hopefully the first of many! We hope to see you in your red GoodGym t-shirt soon!

Tonight's task was to visit The Lighthouse Project to clear some weeds from their garden. The level of effort from everyone tonight was very impressive and at least eight large bags were filled with weeds. Task owner Jo and the other staff seemed pleased with our efforts!

We'll be back at The Lighthouse Project in two weeks. Next Monday sees us volunteering at Jesmond Library for the first time in seven years. Please join us if you can!

Two GoodGymers, fresh from gardening at Greenhill Allotments, arrived at Saltwell Park determined to deliver as many of the remaining Dunston Fair leaflets as possible. There were probably around 1,000 - 1,100 leaflets left. This was quite a tall order, but made easier by the rows of terraced streets in this area.

The goal was not to deliver all of the leaflets, but two and a half hours after getting underway, the last leaflet was deposited through a letterbox in Bensham. It was a massive effort today considering we finished five and a half hours after the Greenhill Allotments gardening task began!

Two GoodGymers paid a visit to Greenhill Allotments on a pleasant Saturday afternoon. The task today was to clear weeds from the paths. There were rather a lot of them, filling five bags.

Task owner Sue was delighted with our efforts.

Afterwards, we realised that it was Scott's 100th good deed. A great effort and much appreciated by everyone at GoodGym Newcastle. Particularly as number 101 came immediately afterwards!

As many of you will know, Newcastle and Gateshead are gripped by (half) marathon fever in August as the Great North Run approaches next month! And I think it's fair to say that it's been a marathon effort delivering 3000 leaflets for Love Dunston to spread the word about their fair next weekend.

I was joined this afternoon by Max who hadn't been to a task for a while - I was certainly glad of the company to deliver another 300 leaflets. As it turned out, we delivered them all in only 45 minutes. Long terraced streets with short paths to their front doors are always a welcome sight when there are leaflets to be delivered!

We now hand over the baton to Richard and Scott to bring it over the line later this afternoon. They're both completing a marathon of their own today, with one of our regular allotment sessions, before they cross the Tyne to hopefully deliver the last of the leaflets. With a bit of luck they will have paced it just right, keeping enough energy back to finish the task!