Three Goodgymmers found themselves navigating the residential maze of Cricklewood, south of Brent Cross Town. Mission Control told a cautionary tale of a garden fence that had been swallowed by a wild and monstrous beast known as Ivy.

The out of control monster towered over the neighbours and our host, eating sheds, birdbaths and garden gnomes. But our brave Goodgymmers faced the beast undaunted!

Armed by our host with sharpened shears, trusty loppers, two ladders and a handsaw for the thickest limbs of the sprawling behemoth, we set to work rescuing the fence from its leafy clutches.

And lo! as we snipped, hacked, lopped and sawed into the beasts flanks, we found a second fence hiding in the maw of dark wood and creepers. This too, we rescued as best we could, followedby a quick clean up, stuffing the verdant guts of the beast into two wheelie bins and three rubbish sacks.

No doubt if any one of us had faced this quest alone we would have fallen, but together we beat the fronds back on all fronts and triumphed.

Well done to Jack for completing his first mission! And full fanfare and party hats for Daniel, who locked in his 100th good deed with today's victory! Onwards!!

Three Goodgymers made their way to Cultivate Colindale, a fantastic community project in the eponymous location, where a group of staffers and volunteers are hard at work turning a corner of Haybourne Park into a thriving community space, with allotments, gardens, green houses and outdoor classrooms.

We were welcomed by Anna and Azalea, who got us working right away weeding a bunch of plant beds. We were amazed with Anna's encyclopaedic knowledge of all things weedy! She was reeling out names from her enormous brain store!

The weather was not exactly epic, but we were kept thoroughly entertained and pulled weeds out by the barrel-full. We weren't exactly singing, but we were definitely weeding in the rain!

Thank you to all the wonderful people of Cultivate Colindale for welcoming us to their space.