We made quite a difference to the grounds at Welling Library today.

'Make mine a vodka and Coke.' With nearly fifty empty glass bottles there had clearly been a drinking party at some point! They all went into the recycling bin ♻️.

Then we tackled the weeds and brambles, not easy in the frozen ground 🌱 .

Luckily we were working around the sunny sides of the building and all our activity kept us warm despite the minus temperatures in the shade 🌡.

A little over an hour - and nine bin bags-ful later - we headed to a nearby café for hot drinks and more chatting. The hot chocolate was a well-earned winner!

Elsewhere, GoodGym tourism saw Ashton's litterpicking, and Peter's volunteering at junior parkrun take us to 25 good deeds this month. This means we've already reached our target for the January Challenge 💥!

That's amazing, and great work Team GG Bexley! Can we make it to 50 by the end of the month do you think?

We're always made to feel very welcome, and get a good workout, at our monthly session with the Friends of Lesnes Abbey and Wood.

This time we took on a patch of brambles alongside one of the woodland paths. We worked hard cutting and raking them back, then pulling or digging out the roots to slow their regrowth.

Clearing out these thorny invaders allows woodland plants such as foxgloves, bluebells and daffodils to thrive. It will be lovely to see their colours next spring!

When the rainy drizzle turned into a downpour it was time to head to the Chestnuts coffee kiosk to carry on chatting over a well-earned hot drink.

We'll be back on Sunday 5 January so why not make it a New Year resolution to come and join us?

"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!