Second Monday of the month means GoodGym Richmond signature evening: jog to our sponsored plot, 10 min bodyweight workout, task and then pub. A lovely evening to look forward roneach month.

The riverside was lively this evening with all kinds of characters as we gardened, squatted, watered, lunged and destroying the large hop plant that had been causing skin irritation.

All of which thoroughly deserved a little drink at the White Cross, well done all!

A hot evening did not stop a hot effort from all six GoodGymmers this evening who put everything into the vast garden at St Christopher's Fellowship in East Twickenham.

Cutting back, weeding, turning over soil, strimming and sweeping were the order of the evening, across the front and back gardens. But this evening the most stark divide was not front and back but other side of the garden's own fox superhighway: a visible path across the lawn where foxes travel every night! We took our photo along this smart motorway and I'm sure the team were happy it only involved silly walking and not fox impressions!

This weekend's visit to the 3Ps had 4 GGers who were greeted by a fresh minty smell on a glorious summer day.

They were tasked with keeping the plot in mint-condition. This included dead heading and the removal of weeds as well as a general tidy up, which both Jenna and Manuela kept on top of.

While Sabina and Adam filled up the watering cans from the River Thames and ensured that the plot kept looking minty fresh and mint-ained high spirits in the process!

It was a beautiful, warm summer evening as 8 GoodGymers came together to help spruce up the classic red phone boxes in our local area. This week we were partnering with Box Walks, a charity which develops nature-based, adventure walks using Britain's grade II listed phone boxes as destination points on the walks, which unlock interactive content and activities.

After meeting at the Tap Tavern, we walked over to Richmond Green and met task owner Emma at the two phone boxes close to the "Ted Lasso" pub. These boxes were Bertie (with a focus on biodiversity) and Sophie (sustainable food). We tried out the quiz questions on biodiversity, then set to cleaning Bertie and Sophie with dusters, cloths and cleaners. Birthday boy Chris scaled a ladder to clean the roofs of the boxes.

We then followed the route of one of the Box Walks up to the Vineyard to find Freddy (fungi) and to St Matthias Church where Tilly (trees) has her home. Each got a thorough clean and featured in a few shots of the group. It was a fun task and we look forward to doing it again!

A lively crew of GoodGymers made their way today to a community mission at the Purple Elephant project playground!

The Purple Elephant project does incredible work supporting children and families in the local area, so we were delighted to pitch in and assist with work that was needed with their outdoor play space.

What We Tackled: After a welcoming brief from Maggie on the tasks ahead, we split up, grabbed paintbrushes and tins, and got straight down to business.

Varnishing the Playground Wonders: The outdoor playground features a lovely wooden tunnel, raised flowerbeds, and a garden bench, all of which were in need of some TLC and weather protection. We got to work coating the wood evenly, ensuring the playground apparatus and seating are thoroughly protected and looking vibrant.

Fresh Canvas for Creativity: Over on the boards, Manuela took on the task of painting over both a well-used chalkboard and an acrylic board. With a smooth, clean coat applied, both are now blank canvases ready for brand new art, games, and outdoor learning!

Mission Accomplished: In just under two hours, we managed to protect the wooden play structures, revive the seating, and the activity boards. A huge thank you to the Purple Elephant project team for having us! It was a brilliant, productive mission for a fantastic cause.

This evening we ran to lovely INS, one of our furthest tasks but always worth the trip! Task owner Sarah had prepared meticulously for our arrival to paint the front door, key the handrails and then paint them. What a great use of time to have everything taped up and all equipment ready to go!

And with great prep comes great performance as less 45mins later we had completed the task together and the entrance to the building looked great for it!

We are heading back there in August ro continue painting the handrail as it runs around the back.