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.

A call was put out for people to knit or crochet bookmarks for Bisham C of E academy. Five Goodgymers responded to the challenge, creating over a hundred bookmarks between them in a range of colours, and even a couple of hearts. Well done to Hannah, our taskowner, for producing the lion's share

We helped the lovely charity Alexander Devine get set for their big spring sale of chocolate stuffed little knitted chicks. The chicks, and some rabbits, llamas, hedgehogs, beetles, and a few other woodland creatures needed tagging.

So we set up a production line of tag builders, taggers and cutters. That lasted all of 5 mins! Soon we had multiple activities happening across the large table, but the speed of work was impressive!

A dozen pair of hands = 500 chicks tagged. Don't we love it when the numbers are so neat!

We finished off with some delicious birthday cupcakes made by our own baker extraordinaire Rachel to celebrate GGWM's 6th birthday. Chatter, laughter, hard work, competition and cake - a perfect GG mission!

8 Goodgymers joined Wild Maidenhead and Friends of Oaken Grove to move turf to form a border and to plant more bulbs and plants to rejuvenate the wild flower meadow.

A big welcome to Anna joining us for her first task.