We had all GoodGym modes of travel in action with a walking group, running group and cycling group heading to Admiral Jellicoe House for our task this evening.

Continuing our work from a weekend visit earlier in the month, we had even more bright colours to help liven up the dementia garden for residents.

Emmanuel received an introduction to Priscilla, Queen of the Desert from Jen and Harry, as well as career and financial advice from our very own Richard and Judy!

Dave was distracted by a local cricket match taking place on the field behind the garden, luckily Val got him back on track by handing over the GG Red paint brush.

In just under an hour we covered 11 fence panels. Top prize goes to Andy for his precision work and perfect timing! Well done, everyone, what a wonderful, colourful evening!

Team GG rocked up to Baffins Pond for the annual easter egg hunt. A firm fave task for us and we were soon out with our coloured tokens hiding them away for the kids to look for.

I even managed to find one from last year that was so well hidden it hadn't been collected for all this time!

Once the hunt was in full swing we had a visit from the guest of honour themself, the easter bunny!!

And for an eggs-tra treat we were able to see Mama Swan sat atop her nest with her own 4 eggs kept safe and warm.

One goodgymer joined 5 Friends of Langstone Harbour volunteers and the Countrside Officer to do a mega litterpick!

In just 3 hours we cleared a stretch of Milton Common and filled 15 bin bags with litter and fly tipping including a TV, 2 signs, a witches hat, a fire extinguisher, a bench, a trolley and 16 shoes!

We also had the time to identify 4 species of butterflies and 6 birds.

Five of us tackled part 1 of a big makeover task for Admiral Jellicoe House, painting the dementia garden bright colours so the residents can use it and reminisce about their time in the Royal Navy / Royal Marines.

It was a lovely sunny day and the garden was quite the sun trap, so the beautiful boat seating area provided respite for weary arms, as did the lovely refreshments from the kitchen!

We made some progress with the fence panels but more coats of paint are needed and there are a lot more panels to paint, so look out for another task for this soon!

Three goodgymers enjoyed the beautiful park this lunchtime and filled 2 bags of litter which included a lone glove. A big welcome to Ayo for his first task! 😀

The clocks ⏰ sprung forward last night and we have lighter nights to look forward to! 😊 A lovely lazy 😴 Sunday afternoon litter pick 🚯 along the beach 🌊 was perfectly timed for what must be the hottest day of the year so far. ☀️😎 3 GGers collected 2 bags of rubbish, including random items of 2 scarves and and a hot water bottle! We enjoyed a well earned cold drink afterwards and were already planning a return visit. It’s a lovely location. we can even triple duty with donations for Ukraine and feeding the swans. Watch this space for another visit.

A quick but efficient litterpick of my dog's favourite green space. 💚