The ducks were waiting at the Gg bucket watering hole as we prepared to give the plants in our plot some much needed fuel to keep them thriving.

GoodGym had a great day at the Big Sports Day in Wimbledon Park celebrating sport in the borough. We met with Roxanne Bennett, the Sports and Leisure Manager, from Merton Council, Councillor Caroline Cooper Marbiah, and the Mayor of Merton, Councillor Slawek Szczepanski, and told them all about how great GoodGym is and how we can support local charities and community groups in the borough once GoodGym Merton is launched. We just need three more taskforce to launch so if you want to be part of the process then let us know!

We spent an hour walking round the event handing out leaflets and explaining what we do. Jade got into networking mode and chatted with all the community groups and created valuable connections face-to-face to let them know how GoodGym Merton could support them.

So lovely to meet Caroline and work with Jade and bond as the founding group of Goodgym Merton. Very excited for the launch! Watch this space.

This evening for the first of our double sessions tonight Claire, Anna, Saber and myself met to water these two plots to encourage their growth - flowers and veg alike. This was all taken in gratefully as they still await any rain 🙏.

This evening Levita and myself welcomed Chris to the group . Before we all got stuck in ducking buckets in the Thames to refresh the soil around the produce In the community garden to continue to make it grow and produce lovely products for someone's table. It was a most enjoyable hour with much laughter and posing for photo''s, the chickens also strutted their stuff. I then also couldn't resist buying a plant to put in the Gg garden tommorow, it's vibrant colour spoke to me.

Tonight Marie, Levita, Sabir and myself met to sink our buckets in the Thames to revive the plants in our goodgym bed. Mission accomplished, no wildlife tonight investigating but plenty of laughs, it seems pink is the colour

Bright and early we met at the Thames to revive the plants in the Gg plot. Much laughter was had, also problems solved as they arose. At goodgym no task is complete without a challenge, it's what we expect and keeps us on our toes.