We ran, cycled and walked 4km because tonight was Quiz Night at Edmund Bacon Court. Now a well established session, bringing 15 local residents & 9 GoodGymer's together for a social evening of head scratching and biscuits!

We split into 4 teams for a test of General Knowledge, 90s Trivia, Musicals & Famous Faces... with a stop for tea & biscuits halfway through.

Once the results were in, this weeks winners were 'Cheesy Chips!' Well done everyone. Shout out to Mary for attending her first GoodGym Session.

Tonight 7 GoodGymer's & 16 residents joined in Summer Quiz at Edmund Bacon Court.

We split up into 4 teams, to tackle 4 rounds of questions on 'Summer', 'Trivia', 'Pictures' & 'Who am ?' - the birth names of famous artists!

We took a break halfway through for teas and biscuits, while discussing any contentious marking!

It was a tight contest, with 2 teams tied in second place... but the winning team the week was the Misfits! Each member took home a bar of chocolate.

A really fun evening, and a great opportunity for people of all ages to chat and socialise. Thanks once again to Dawn and the residents for having us. We will be back!

Tonight 8 GoodGymer's ran 4km to Edmund Bacon Court.

The local residents had been donated a number of herbs including Lavender, Rosemary and other plants, Azalea, Hydrangeas, Geraniums and Salvias.

So we began our first task, weeding the borders and collecting any unwanted bulbs to be dried out. Then came the digging, checking the holes were the correct depth and pouring in water before bedding in the new plants.

The residents were delighted with our efforts and even supplied tea & biscuits!

We look forward to seeing this grow when return later in the year.

Tonight 10 GoodGymer's joined 14 residents at Edmund Bacon Court to battle it out in a Quiz night!

We ran or cycled 4km to the venue, split into 4 teams for 4 rounds of Trivia, Nature, Pictures & Music intros!

It was a close run contest with answers being debated and discussed, even while we stopped for a refreshment break of tea & biscuits halfway through.

By the end it all came down to a final tie breaker - and after some slight confusion on my part - Mark provided the quickest correct answer for the 'Grims' Team. Their team name was an acronym of the individual participants). And between them they shared the winning bars of chocolate!

Well done everyone, and thanks again for a fun evening!

Tonight 13 GoodGymer's ran or cycled 4km to Edmund Bacon Court.

We were joined by 12 residents to host a Xmas singalong, our final group session of 2025.

In October we had planted trees in their garden, so tonight was an opportunity to meet some of the residents for the first time. Shout out to Rachel for her first GoodGym group session.

The song list tonight was full of favourites, fast and slow, with a breather for refreshments halfway through - thanks again for the festive snacks!

It was a truly jolly evening, finishing with a rousing rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas!

Thanks all for bringing your voices and good cheer. Merry Xmas folks.

Thanks Woody for the pun!

Today 7 GoodGymers ran 4km to join local residents and volunteers at Edmund Bacon Close.

The venue had been supplied with tools, bulbs and trees to be planted including Acers, Prurius, Viburnham and Jasmine by local community group Green Hearts. Thankfully the rain had stopped but the ground was soft so we got to work digging and planting in different areas of the grounds.

After an hour we had planted the trees and clusters of daffodills, snowdrops, bluebells and crocus.

We love forward to returning in the spring to see what has grown!