Autumn is the perfect time for a spring clean, isn’t it?

A beautiful rainbow on the way to the farm showed we may be in for sunshine this morning, although we were all in waterproofs just in case.

Connell saw us coming and asked if we could weed and tidy around the front and side of the reception building - weed love to! (See what I did there?)

Hoeing and sweeping and scooping and scraping, the transformation was great to see. And then coffee - perfect.

A fabulous turnout of four GoodGymmers alongside Jo from the Friends group meant huge progress in a corner of the park that we hadn’t tackled for a while.

Big buddleia chopping, bundles of bindweed and buttercups bagged, discarded sharps boxed and general important conversation including whether insect repellent works on spiders or is it only 6-legged creatures? Probably doesn’t work on octopuses.

Transformation complete, it was time for coffee for those not dashing off to other fun Monday activities - a great start to the week.

Some of the residents overlooking Hebron Burial Ground will wake up this morning to find they are actually overlooking the Burial Ground and not just an overgrown hedge blocking out the daylight. Topiary challenge accepted, where the look we were going for was a "hedge".

Giby joined us for the first time and got stuck into the bramble bashing after joining the walking group - welcome!

A few blackberries were eaten before the spiky stalks joined the growing compost pile via the now-slick "rake and tarp" technique, a few graves were tripped over, a lot of puns proposed (I just wish i could remember them) and it was soon time to hide behind the (much lower) hedge for the final photo and the walkers and runners to race back to Queen Square/Workout and on to Las Iguanas for Eats, taking advantage of the Tortilla Tuesday offer and discussing the racism/merits of Speedy Gonzales - its always deep and meaningful at GoodGym Bristol!