Six runners braved the weather and came to the Care Home for the first quiz of the year and boy what a surprise we had they put on a supper for us Cheese and Biscuits snacks and one resident made a cake plus there was even wine it was a nice surprise.We split into two teams ,the names being Next Door To The Fridge,and The Octagons.We had 30 questions ,20 questions on 2025 and 10 on General knowledge.In the end it was a tie on 19 points each so we had a tie brake and the winner was Next Door To The Fridge.After which we all had supper which was every nice we where spoilt.We shall be back to the Care Home on the 9th Febuary please put the date in your Diaries.

Four Goodgymmers, Daryl, Roger, Lea and Keith joined six Bournemouth Ploggers for our first litterpick of 2026. Festive season over… litterpick season on! Plenty to find on the beach and around the chine. Lots of cuttlefish bones, causing confusion… “oh right: that’s not litter, oh but that white bit there is!” And as to meeting point: a bit more confusion, top/bottom of the steps?! We all found each other in the end and then spread out again to pick up LITTER! Lea was nurdling on the beach; Nick was scouring the parking area, Angie and Chris were promenading, Keith and Daryl found a bag full of clothes, not wearable anymore. But Roger, Katherine and Gemma won “the weirdest find” award x2 even. A punchbag hung up out of view in the trees. The other find: well, something to inform the police about… Anyway, good job done by everyone with lots of litter picked up and binned. With the cuttle confusion there are probably (read: most likely) quite a few bits of cuttlefish bones in the bin. Thanks a bunch, everyone.