This morning 5 runners ran 2km to Jenny Lind Park.

We met Liz who was leading a group of local volunteers, armed with loppers and forks.

She explained today's first task to cut back the longest branches and hedges over hanging the footpath, and clear away weeds from the flower beds. So we split into 2 teams and got to work.

Once we had filled 2 brown dustbins and 2 tubs with weeds and debris, the second task was to create air holes using forks in areas of the park with the most compacted soil. This will help improve the water drainage and allow more grass to grow.

After 90 minutes we said our goodbyes, with plans to return in the future for more good deeds.

We had a chilly and frosty morning doing some edging at Jenny Lind park, it was quite a challenge with the frozen ground but GoodGym never lets anyone down.

The task owner was expecting us to complete one flower bed, but in true GoodGym style we managed to edge three flower beds!

A big welcome to Paul who was doing his first GoodGym deed.

Finally some sunshine. I arrived at The Forum thinking I had woken up in a different part of the world. It was still fresh but warmed up as the morning went on.

We headed off on the short 1km trip to Jenny Lind Park to meet Liz and her volunteers, a couple of GoodGymers also met us there.

Our task was to clear all of the overgrown grass from a large flowerbed, which has been neglected since Covid.

Luckily, the ground was soft so we cracked on and transformed the entire flower bed, so now the plants, rose bushes and bulbs can flourish in the spring.

It was our first visit to Jenny Lind Park and I'm sure we'll be returning again.