We had a pleasant evening of Bingo with the tenants at Dell Rose Court.

9 young ones attending a very warm, sunny Parkrun morning, and a reminder of why Junior Parkrun is such a worthy organisation & why as a volunteer I attend. Two first time to Junior Parkrun siblings with their Daddy joined us today, with loads of enthusiasm, yes they were very slow, picked up most of the sticks laying around the 2k course, looked at every feather & leaf laying around, but o did they enjoy themselves. The other participants had long gone ( except those with parents marshalling) but those remaining cheered these two home as they sprinted to the finish. A reminder as to why i Volunteer, sometimes we need that thought

340 people, a glorious morning , and a great time for a walk/run/jog around beautiful Catton Park

357 people arrived on what was a cool morning in AUGUST or was it OCTOBER who knows! we certainly did once 9am start was underway and the heavens opened. Umbrellas up to protect us Timekeepers and then I had to get on my jacket and hat as it was very cool. Everyone made it round and again no Coffee shack so no socialising straight home

An excellent evening after some heavy rain, GoodGymers took to the heath once more to pull bracken. We went to the same spot as last year and could see that the bracken had not grown back as strongly, so we got pulling.

A big space became clear and lots of heath was re-exposed, so much so that insects and dragonflies immediately swooped in as we were clearing to get to the nectar in the plants that were previously obscured.

Other highlights were a flying visit from GoodGymer Ian as he ran past our spot and seeing a hornet’s nest thriving in an dead tree, which made groundskeeper Will very happy to see.

Helped Mrs L to do some of the garden tasks she finds tricky now she’s a bit older. Trimmed the hedges, moved plant material to her green bin and did some wedding and pruning so she now has room for planting her flowers.