As Cardiff is taken over by PINK, 6 goodgymers (maybe the only people not going to the concert) meet to run the RED flag of goodgym.

Our task tonight was to help out the wonderful OASIS, that's the charity not the band. They are having a redevelopment of the front yard to their building, they are creating what will be a haven for biodiversity and a wonderful space to use for the people of Splott. The planters have been built and with a little help from goodgym, lined. But now they need some drainage and weight to help secure them, and this is where we come in once again.

We were heading to the house of one people looking after the project, where we had the task of bagging up as much grit as possible. The grit was then to be loaded into the Oasis minibus and driven over to the building. We got straight to work with shovels and spades, getting the grit into bags. Steve (from Oasis) loaded the bags onto a sack truck to take through to the van, Karolina carried some and we kept those bags coming.

We filled the minibus to its maximum weight, and three goodgymers went with Steve to help unload the van. There was still plenty more bags to load it for a second time too, those of us that didn't head to Oasis got all the remaining bags together ready to be loaded and took a few more photos. Suddenly, we found ourselves locked in a house as the deadlock seemed stuck on the door.

How do we get out?

After a lot of pushing and pulling, Michael finally got a chance with the door and managed to get the thing to open and finally we were all free. A quick group photo and we had to run back to the City Centre to celebrate our freedom. We will be helping Oasis again, this time at the Centre in Splott as they will need to get the soil into all of the planters.

Next week we will be out of the City Centre due to the Taylor Swift concert, so if your coming our meet point will be Sport Wales. Sign up here

Another last minute change to task this week, due to some unfortunate circumstances. However, we were able to pick up the cancelled task from last week instead and get out on those streets pounding the pavement!

We met at Daffodil as we would do on our usual Tuesday's, and then made our way over to Oasis - supplying a warm Welsh welcome for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, and the task to put out flyers to let the locals know about the new STREET FOOD LUNCH SERVICE The Plate project serves a choice of lunches from around the globe to the streets of Splott.

A good split today, with some of us jogging to the task, some cycling to meet us there and an extra couple meetings at the task.

Off we set, to get out and do some good

We hadn't been to Oasis for a while, so as we waited for others to arrive, we had a lovely look around. There was now a new pond and planting to look at. Once everyone had arrived, we did things a bit backwards today, with our group photo first.

Enter the CAMEL

Once we hit the streets with our flyers, we would be splitting up for a while, regrouping, and then finishing the flyering on the way back to the Daffodil. So, no time for group photos in this!

We hope that they see new customers at the food truck, join us next week as we get back to our usual Tuesday tasks - sign up here

It was meant to be one of those weeding tasks which good gym loves and for the most part it was.

Mike, Estelle, Emily and Karolina got on just fine with weeding the ground until Karolina decided to move a shrub out of the way. This would mean trimming and lifting the lovely shrub out of the ground!

As her plans became apparent, the three good gymmers conceived a counter plan. Instead of moving it, they have proposed to tie up the shrub. After a few trials, the task was completed and the shrub was saved.

They finished the task off with a group photo and off they went to enjoy their Saturday.

Tonight we had an opportunity to get a good run in for our task, SEVEN goodgym volunteers met to take to the streets and distribute flyers for Oasis.

Catrin Finch, from Llanon on the west coast of Wales, is the most gifted classical harp virtuoso of her generation, grounded in prodigious early achievements and intense classical training, and serving as Royal Harpist to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales in her early twenties. Catrin has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras; she has also achieved chart success with her number 1 rendition of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and has recorded for the world’s leading classical labels.

After Catrin had heard about the support that Oasis offer refugees and asylum seekers in Wales, she kindly offered to run a fundraiser event for them. Oasis Cardiff and Oasis One World Choir are honoured to invite Catrin to The Gate for a performance for the local and wider community.

We all met outside our usual start / end location - Sport Wales National Centre, and enjoying the sunshine and the fact that we were starting in the light we made our way through the local park. Over Bridges, up steps, it was a nice workout making our way to the Gate (A lovely community Centre for varied performances and art exhibitions). A quick photo check and time to split up the leaflets, runners all heading off in different directions to look work up some encouragement for what looks to be a great event.

Once all the flyers were gone, we got together and made our way back. This time we had to head through town, making our final run a little longer - but that's the point of our Tuesdays, active travel, volunteering and fun with friends.

Come join us next week!

Two good gymmers signed up for a Monday mission at Oasis Cardiff and were blessed with the weather.

The task was already postponed once due to the torrential rain last Saturday, but for 1 hour the sky was clear so off they went.

They were welcomed by Steve and Share who are very chatty and eager to learn about members of the good gym and the mammoth task at hand: moving the raised beds. They soon realized it would take a miracle for Karolina and Estelle to do it on their own. But, determined to do good they have came up with a plan B: clearing the garden and the boarders of rubbish and weeds. That's exactly what went off to do and finished off with one of the most cute tasks of all: refilling a bird feeder.

Happy with their completed plan B, they took a photo in front of a shiny new sign at Oasis and parted separate ways home.

It was time for our longer run this month, not to be put off 12 goodgymers got together at our meeting point at Sport Wales National Centre. We split into our two groups with the 5 walk / joggers heading out first to tackle the 3.5 km to Oasis whilst the 7 runners took a slightly different route through the park.

It was a hot day for this run, but we chatted all the way and made it in good time to meet up with our regular goodgymer Karolina, who today donned her Oasis hat.

We kept hydrated with some water and had a look around.

It had changed since the last time we had helped here with some new planters, trellis, and even more planting. Today there was some painting of the new planters and old sign, watering, general tidying up.

Oh, wait here come the walk / joggers to join in. Everyone got stuck in with their chosen tasks and we even had opportunities to chat to Karolina about some of the plants that were around the gardens.

The 30 minutes flew by so fast that we were nearly late leaving, just enough time for a quick group photo before heading back and popping out for some food and a bit of a social.

Always great times with this team.