A crew of GoodGymers rolled up to the One O’Clock Club at Marble Hill Play Centre, ready to tackle a trio of tasks.

Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed by Kelly, who gave us an introduction to the space and we got ready for the tasks.

What We Got Up To: * Weeding: We were pulling weeds to ensure the outdoor play spaces remain clear and tidy for the little ones. * Litter Picking: We were scouring the grounds to make sure no stray trash was left behind. * Toy Scrub Down: Armed with sponges, soapy water, and sheer willpower, we washed down everything from mini slides to mud kitchens. The mud kitchens are now officially ready for their next mud pie creation!

A massive thank you to Kelly for hosting us and guiding the effort. We look forward to visiting the play centre again!

What a lovely evening over the river at Marble Hill Play Centres. GoodGym Richmond haven't been there since before COVID and most of us hadn't been there at all, so it was a lovely surprise to discover this large play area in Marble Hill Park. Especially so given that trustees Steph and Kelly were there to meet us and made us feel so welcome immediately!

A huge hello to Danielle and Basia who joined us for their first ever GoodGym task and got stuck straight in with helping to rake bark, litter pick and weed thistles and saplings across the play area.

At the end of our time, we took a step back to take a photo and could really see the result of many hands at work. We worked out that the session would be equal to a full day of non-stop work for one energetic person, what a great example of what GoodGym can help to achieve in just 45 minutes!

We will be back there soon, keep an eye on listings. Thank you Marble Hill Play Centres!

14 Goodgymers arrived at Wholefoods ready to run and thankfully this was achieved without the downpour earlier in the day.

Before we hit the pavements, Mark had lots of news to inform us about, if you are interested in any of the points below, give him a shout:

• GoodGym is turning 10! From 16th September all GoodGym areas are being asked to celebrate in style and throw as many parties as possible. We need to think of what we want to do to celebrate and get some iconic photos (with flags) of some Richmond landmarks on the night of our run
• Full of Life Fair is taking place on Friday 4th Oct, if you do not work on a Friday and need another GoodGym fix, you can volunteer to man the stall which will be 10am till 4pm at Twickenham stadium
• There is also a Climate Change Summit where we can also have a stall (and a free vegan lunch) on Saturday 19th Oct, from 11am to 1.30pm at York House in Twickenham

With the news done and Mark exhausted from it we strolled over to Richmond Green for a yoga inspired warm up. As well as a fun game of “human agility ladder” where we raced to weave in and out of one another and no one, not even one of us tried to cheat (wink wink).

Strava’s at the ready we headed out for part one of our 7km run, heading up Church Road where we stopped for a quick photo opportunity and then down to the river and along the towpath to Marble Hill park, ending up at Marble Hill Play Centre.

Tonight, we thought we would be returning to the infamous yellow paint, but we had to quickly forget that task as there wasn’t any paint in sight and instead move onto weeding and turning over the wood chips so that they looked (in Mark’s words) “fluffy”.

Time soon flew by, that’s what happens when you have a good old natter while you work. All we had left to do was a quick go at hopscotch and wall sits before heading back to Richmond Green for a welcomed cool down under the beautiful evening sky.

It's all fun and games, until you have to wall sit! #hopscotch #wallsit #fun #goodgym #game #marblehillpark #adventureplaycentre pic.twitter.com/J4liFiyvSR

— GoodGym Richmond (@GGRichmon) August 13, 2019

Big welcome to Michelle from GoodGym Hounslow for joining us tonight and good luck to Lenka for the Two Tunnels race in Bath this coming weekend

See you next week, happy running

GoodGym Richmond's new funky dance moves! #lovemondays #goodgym #richmond #marblehill #exercise #running #volunteering pic.twitter.com/OHazXRpExM

— GoodGym Richmond (@GGRichmon) August 13, 2019