Tonight 5 GoodGymers ran or cycled to the beautiful Bowthorpe Community Garden.

We met Sally & Tim who kindly provided refreshments and nectarines! They had a list of tasks so we split into 2 groups.

One group dusted down 2 wooden benches before giving them a fresh coat of Red Cedar paint.

The second group cut back and pulled up thistles that were taking over the area, before filling wheelbarrows and taking the waste to compost.

With an hour nearly up, Woody finished painting the panels behind the benches, and Ian & Jordan filled two planters with 8 wheelbarrows of soil.

It was an impressive effort by all, and much appreciated by the community group.

This evening we visited the tranquil Bowthorpe Community Gardens, on the warmest and sunniest evening of the year so far. It felt more like July than April.

Elizabeth T was joining us on her first led session, after making her debut on a community mission at the weekend.

We had a few tasks lined up. Elizabeth H and Woody were giving the benches a good scrub and clean. Sarah & Jenny were weeding the gravel areas. Elizabeth T and Stephen were doing some painting, while I was doing some watering.

It was a lovely bright and calm evening, we all had a great time.

Tonight, 7 GoodGymer's ran or cycled 3km to Bowthorpe Community Garden.

When we arrived we were given a list of tasks and a set of tools to use, along with some yummy refreshments on offer!

Everyone chose their role, and in one hour we had trimmed back the length of the hedge, cut down the hollyhocks and dead-headed the roses. We also weeded and hoed the raised bed, and cleaned and scraped the brickwork flooring.

Kudos to Myfanwy on her first Good Deed!

The sun set on a lovely evenings work, as we all headed back home.

We had our first visit or the year to Bowthorpe Community Gardens, and what a lovely place it is.

For once the weather was kind to us, dare I say it actually felt a little like summer!

We completed an array are tasks to help the gardens look spruce.

Today 2 GoodGymer's ran 4km to Bowthorpe Community Garden.

Once again we were welcomed by Sally and Adrian who offered us bananas, water and paintbrushes!

Today's task was to paint a fence beside the compost heap, and a wooden planter full of rhubarb with a rose coloured paint.

New member Rose tackled the planter while I got to work on the fence. In only 45 minutes both tasks were completed with a new coat of paint. Check out the before and after photos!

We look forward to returning again to this beautiful spot.

We walked to the task this week as I had a bit of a knee niggle.

It was quite fresh but it stayed dry.

There were a few tasks for us to do - plant some tomato trees, cut back the overgrown footpath and dig up a rose bush.

The latter was a rather hard task but after much graft and several pairs of hands helping, we managed to get it up.

Niall and Nicole planted the tomato trees while Elizabeth and Mark cleared the footpath.