Two GoodGymers enjoyed a poetry party with a live poet and musican before supervising some craft activities and a treasure hunt. At the end of the day we carefully took down all the bunting and signs ready to store for next year.

Six GoodGymers helped out at the Big Read at Maidenhead Library. New GoodGymers Holly and James braved the cold and welcomed families to the event by giving out event programmes and directing them to the many activities. Tessa helped in the children's corner, answered lots of questions and gave out stickers. Roberta, Christine and Angela helped out with craft activities and encouraged families to enter the treasure hunt and other competitions. The highlight of the session was watching Maidenhead football team join in a session with poet Simon Mole!

Three GoodGymers headed for Maidenhead Library to prepare for the weekend Big Read. They set about decorating the pillars, ceiling and windows with the colourful felt bunting which GoodGym created at an earlier Wednesday session. The fitness opportunities were not wasted, these included climbing the step ladder, walking all around the library and even a spot of table dancing! After some cooperative teamwork they left the library a more 'welcoming and colourful place' then they found it.

Eleven crafty Goodgymers gathered at the Community centre to create colourful bunting. First they carefully drew around the templates to make six triangles on each felt sheet. Next they cut out the triangles and arranged them into a coloured sequence. Finally they were stuck on string in a repeating pattern. The bunting looked amazing and will help decorate the library for Maidenhead's Big Read on 7th and 8th of March.

Maidenhead Library's annual Big Read event had a theme of Wings this year and needed some help with putting on the event. Tessa is on the organising committee and was making sure that everything was running smoothly. Angela manned the Children's Corner, where local authors were talking about their books to the children. Jess was helping children to make gliders until they ran out of materials, so came to join Sheila on the Craft table where children could decorate fairies and make bees to go on flowers. We were winging it for most of the time, but the place was buzzing, and the session was finished before we knew it!

8 Goodgymmers met at the community centre to cut out flight related items! We were just winging it really!

We had a lovely chatty time, cutting and stenciling everything from planes to dragons and fairies to spots for ladybirds!

It was all in aid of Maidenhead's Big Read and was for the children's activities.