Tim, Nigel, Tom, Peter and Rachel headed to Queens Walk Recreation Ground in the Meadows for our task this week. This was a new location for us, just down the road from the Meadows Foodbank where we have spent many-a-Wednesday evening.

Keen beans Peter and Tom had met a little earlier to do a 5k run before this task, while the rest of us walked and trammed our way to the meeting point.

We met Emily from the Clean Champions on arrival who gave us our litter pickers and hi-viz, and after donning our head torches we set off around the park to see what we could find. Emily joined us too, so between us all we managed to fill 6 bags.

Thankfully the weather was a little bit kinder to us on this task and we didn't get too cold or wet. But we all agreed that the clock change and warmer days cannot come soon enough so that we can enjoy some lighter tasks and get back into some mid-week gardening!

A mighty GoodGym trio returned to Hyson Green to help the Shifting Your Mindset volunteers serve up another delicious meal for local people. This time it was chicken, chips and coleslaw, with a vegan fishless finger option too.

Amid the crackle and spatter of the deep fat fryer and hustle and bustle of the dining room, Tom and Nigel were back on their waitering duties, taking requests as people arrived and serving up the boxes (and cleaning up the odd squash spill). Meanwhile Leah was more behind the scenes dishing up meals and washing up the trays ready for next time.

As things started to wind down, we headed out to wipe down tables, sweep the floors and stack the chairs, helping with all the little jobs it takes to leave the main room and the kitchen ready for the next users.

In fact, we were all so busy that we completely forgot to take any photos until hairnets were off and coats were on, ready to leave, hence the single selfie 😂