It was an early start this morning, but the sun was out and what a lovely morning for shifting top soil! All Saints School football pitch needs a make-over, so Viv, Rachel and Sheila responded to the challenge. After a short delay while we struggled to unlock the gates to the playing field, Rachel came to the rescue and gave the key the required wiggle to enable it to work. We got a good workout aerating the ground, shovelling topsoil into barrows and raking it to cover the bare patches. We were joined by one family whose son attends the school for part of the time, and were grateful for the extra pairs of hands. We made good progress but there is plenty to do at tomorrow's session

Rachel and Sheila joined Taskowner Sarah at All Saints School to continue to prepare the ground for sowing wildflower seeds. The ground was still lovely and soft from the rain, making our job nice and easy. The plentiful worms and beetle grubs we found bode well for the health of the soil. We managed to de-turf and dig over 2 new beds before we lost our battle with the failing light.

Angela, Christine, Sheila and Viv helped out at All Saints C of E Junior School on a chilly morning. Our taskowner Sarah would like to create some wildflower meadows at the school and needed some help to realise her vision. Viv and Angela started by clearing a bed by the weather station. Meanwhile, Sarah, Christine and Sheila marked out the areas destined to become paths, so that we could then create the beds Just to complicate matters, there is some rubber matting buried under the grass which we wanted to avoid. We dug one triangular bed, removing all the plants but recovering as much soil as we could. Viv and Angela joined us to dig a second one, and we fitted in a further couple of small areas before we had to call it a day. Watch out for further sessions to continue the great work! Sarah was really pleased that we had such a productive session

Jen, Juli, Rachel and I had a holly-va nice time chatting and collecting foliage fir the All Saints Junior School wreath-making fundraiser. Thanks to Ruth (a GoodGymer in a previous life) for giving us permission to taking cuttings from her garden.

On Guy Fawkes Night, Goodgym spun their own legend......

Once upon a time, there was a school whose drop-off and pick-up zone had become a battleground of hangry children and weary parents. The hedges loomed and the bushes bulged into the path, and every morning felt like a game of dodge-the-human.

But one parent had had enough. She rallied her merry band of GoodGymmers to tame the wild greenery and restore peace to the school run. The school gave a nod, and on a mild November Wednesday with fireworks booming all around, 13 heroes answered the call to loppers.

Among them, two new champions emerged: [Lucy] and [Julie], who dove straight in. In just thirty minutes, the path was cleared, the choppings packed away, and the gate area widened to welcome all with ease.

Of course, the obligatory photo op was had, and then, like folklore figures fading into the mist, the GoodGymmers slipped back into the night, knowing the school run was once again a smooth and noble quest.

(PS thank you Lucy for the report title!)

Anna, Amy and Jess headed to All Saints School to help out at their summer Fete.

Anna was queen of the inflatables and although they had some issues with holes she kept the queue flowing and the kids were having a great time!

Amy was on the face painting stool, she was crafting everything from flowers and butterflies to Pokemon and Owls!!

Jess was on her second marshaling stint of the day, from runners at Parkrun to cars at the Fete! Everyone was shown to their space and she even got to show the Fire Engine it's spot!

We all enjoyed the sunshine and it looked like everyone was enjoying themselves!!