It was good to join the London Road Littler Pick this morning, and the group made me as welcome as always. There was a lot of litter to round up and much of it we managed to put in some of the neighbourhood dustbins. The ladder was an interesting find and I don't think we've had one of these on a litter pick before.

With the Party in the Park coming up in a few weeks a huge team assembled to distribute information to all the residents who will be affected by road closures over the weekend.

Team from Goodgym joined those from the council, Noah, x-4rce and the international cafe to get out in groups and deliver all the letters.

I had an interesting morning at the Barnfield Jobs Fair this morning. It now being a regular GoodGym event it was nice to have the organisers put their trust in me to get on with welcoming attendees and giving them a talk about how to get the most out of the event. The hall was buzzing and i was able (along with other volunteers) to provide support and adjustments for some of those attending. And what a treat to have snacks, sandwiches and drinks provided too.

Sunday morning saw two goodgymmers join forces with Friends of Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill for their monthly litter pick. We met in a different location today, and covered a new green space which had accumulated lots of rubbish, so it was great to band together and tackle it as a team. There is a large Badger population residing in this area, and Sophie who organises the litter picks found an intact Badger skull which was very interesting. Clearing away this litter will make the park more enjoyable for all its users, humans and wildlife alike. Together, we collected ten bags of rubbish, a mattress, a fabric shopping bag on wheels and an abandoned posy of flowers. Great job!

Gail and Gill spent a busy morning at the volunteers fair in the adult learning centre. With our table decorated not only with the new GoodGym table cover, Gill had also made plenty of branded cup cakes to entice the attendees to visit our stall. " Yes, we do good and get fit, " we explained to the attendees, "but we do also, occasionally, eat cake." We were warmly received by the organisers and hope that a few of the people we spoke to might come along and join us for a task in the near future.

What a day to be stuck indoors. The sun was shining and it was so inviting to be outside, but the three of us had made a commitment to help with the jobs fair. After helping get the furniture laid out we found a good excuse to get outside by offering to help exhibitors get there resources to the centre from the cars. After that we were only too haply to lurk in the sunshine while approaching customers leaving the event to ask them to complete the feedback surveys. It was lovely to catch up with some familiar faces from the council and to help with closing down the event too. And great to bump into Faith, one of our group, and hear the news of her baby who she is expecting in July! Great work Musa and Neill and as always your professionalism and great communication with the attendees was much appreciated by Matt and the LBC team.