"Can you Splat-The-Rat?"

Not something GoodGymers get to say very often but it was part of our repartee as we helped run the fairground games on Discover Welling's stall at the town's Sparkle event.

On the other side of the stand we got to grips with the badge-maker, turning children's colourful drawings into badges and fridge magnets.

All this to the sound of Christmas favourites sung by the live band.

It was lovely to be part of this festive market helping lots of local families and residents enjoy the atmosphere.

After posing for a photo in front of the giant snow globe (we'd have been in it if the queue had been shorter!) we rounded things off with a coffee in a nearby cafe. It was then that we noticed Graham's t-shirt has lost its 'g'. Perhaps the rat stole it!

Well done Team oodgym!

We always have fun helping out at junior parkrun.

The children love high-fiving our giant hands as we marshal the event.

There are lots of different roles available for volunteering at parkrun, from barcode scanning to timekeeping so you can mix it up each time.

And the cafe does lovely hot drinks for afterwards.

It's a pretty good way to start a Sunday, so why not give it a go next time?

Today we joined the Friends of Lesnes Abbey Woods for a spot of conservation work.

Pushing a wheelbarrow of tools to the heath area at the top of the woods was a workout in itself.

Once there, we set about pulling up bracken and digging out brambles to give the purple heather a chance to thrive.

There was plenty of chatting while we worked and afterwards at the cafe where we rounded off the morning with coffee and ice creams.

Join us next month when we're back for more!

Third Saturday of the month is our regularly session with the Friends of the Old English Gardens in Danson Park. Today we braved the rain for a two-part task. Team Roses set about digging up two deeply entrenched rose bushes, while Team Hedges got to work cutting back the box hedges around one of the circular flowerbeds. The rose bushes took some shifting from the sodden soil. We got one out but the other one will have have to wait until next time. The circle of hedging required less brute force and more precision so that, when we got round to where we started, the height matched. We got it just about right! Thank you to Judy and Nicky for having us. We'll see you again next month!

Sarah

Great morning doing our usual Thursday litter picking. It was great seeing Graham and Poppy, i haven't seen them in a while so it would of been rude not to have a coffee and cake to catch up (thanks Graham).

Lesness woods offers an aray of fab hills, history and of course a cafe on route, thats what makes the Thursday litter pick special.