Once again, many hands make light work. 4 good gymmers helped make up a team of 20 or so volunteers all packing and repacking Christmas food bags for the Livingwell community of Penge.

Once we’d been given the instructions (no alcohol, no meat, 2-4 toilet rolls etc) , there was no stopping us and in total over 150 bags were checked and packed, ready to be distributed next week!

Off to a new task tonight, and we started by talking through our favourite trees or plants - a great variety of pretty ones, unusual ones or just a good reliable hard-to-kill spider plant.

As the charity shop we were headed to was very close by, and it was a chilly night, we valiantly chose to do a little uphill loop to get there, chatting all the way (okay, maybe a little puffing from me, too) and then the lovely downhill bit to reward our warmed-up selves.

Arriving at the shop and greeted by Wendy, we set about some organising, pricing and tidying of donation stock at the shop, getting loads done in the time. We also found some absolute gems there: a vintage Sean-Connery-as-James-Bond model, a very fine selection of fancy coats, and some bargain records.

It was our first visit to this branch of St Christopher's Hospice shops, but we'll definitely be back in the new year.

Three wise goodgymers met early this morning at 8 to help set up for the Christmas edition of the Maples Road Market!

Setting up tables and unloading the van, and even helping traders in to set up-it was a busy morning that got me into the festive mood!!

Thanks goodgymers Michelle and kelly!