One of GoodGym Bath’s regular missions is helping a local church support some vulnerable members of its community. It lays on a monthly meal - ‘One-to-One’ - at the church for people who would otherwise be eating on their own and also provides a takeaway version for those who can’t make it. Mary and I put the “do good get fit” mantra into practice by hand-delivering them across Odd Down.

The fact that the lunches were roast turkey (and trifle!) may seem surprising for a hot summer’s day but the guests simply love their roasts. As Mrs C said as I handed her a lunch, “I really look forward to these every month, they are wonderful”. When you’re on your own it’s a lot of effort to cook a full-on roast.

We are not just delivering lunches, we are also possibly the only person these people may see during the day. We provide a friendly face and check up on them too.

Indeed, one householder I visited who was struggling in the heatwave welcomed my advice to keep hydrated.

I hope they enjoyed their trifles too!

It’s Loneliness Awareness Week and it’s timely that St Philip’s Church in Bath hosts its monthly One-to-One meal - a way to bring people together over a roast dinner. They would otherwise be eating on their own and this is aimed at combating loneliness along with two courses , a coffee and a quiz.

Sadly some One-to-oners can no longer make it to the church so the team reach out to them and provide them with a takeaway roastie so that they can still feel connected.

That’s where GoodGym comes in - we deliver the food door-to-door. If we’re fast enough it arrives hot - but it can always be heated up and still taste as good. This is where GoodGym’s famous “Do Good Get Fit” motto comes into play. I only had four meals to deliver but I travelled 4.6 miles. Not only were the deliveries spread out across Odd Down, the grateful recipients also gave donations so I had to come back with change.

Still what do a few blisters matter when you’re doing good? We’ll be back next month.

Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and all the trimmings as well as bread and butter pudding and custard. It has to be the ultimate comfort food and certainly one of our recipients told us, "I always look forward to this".

Myself, Tanya and her husband and honorary GoodGymer Simon were delivering takeaway roast dinners across Odd Down to residents who were'nt able to leave their homes to join in the monthly community meal put on by St Philip's Church One-2-one, as it's called, was set up to combat loneliness in the parish and bringing a meal to residents is a wonderful way of making housebound people feel connected.

This week we had six deliveries, divided up by location, and it really was a case of #dogoodgetfit as we had to put some welly on to make sure they arrived on people's dining tables before they cooled down. Some like it hot, as they say...

This Sunday we were back delivering roast dinners for Odd Down residents who can't make the monthly community lunch put on by St Philip's Church. Only four people had signed up but they really appreciate their takeaway.

Mary and I put some welly into the deliveries so they were still hot when they arrived. It also proved to be a proper workout because we had to bring back a donation to base - and come back with change. I made the mistake of putting a fiver through the letterbox and it was snapped up by the dog. Oops.

For people that come to the meals it's a chance to catch up and not feel so alone For those who are housebound it's a reminder that the church cares. We'll be back next month.

Once a month, St Philip and St James Church puts on a meal for people in the area who would otherwise be eating on their own. They also cook for regulars who have become housebound but still love a roast dinner.

Only one GoodGymer signed up to deliver this time but we had unexpected help. GoodGym Tanya's husband Simon stepped in to take a Sunday lunch to the home the furthest afield - much appreciated!

I delivered six more across Odd Down, returning to base halfway through to ensure they arrived as hot as possible. I learned from last month to bring a carrier bag in case it rained... next time it might be wise to invest in an insulated one!

Everyone was very happy with their takeaway - and I did a serious amount of steps!

St Philip’s Church in Odd Down holds a community meal every month for people that would otherwise be eating on their own. The church also tries to make sure that those who can’t make it get their roast dinner delivered to them.

That’s where GoodGym comes in and Ruth, Mary and Tanya turned up on a very rainy Sunday to take seven meals to residents across Odd Down. There were a few tricky destinations and the wet weather took its toll on the takeaway bags but we completed the mission safe in the knowledge that we had brightened the Sundays of some lovely people.