On a serene Monday evening two GoodGymers completed two tasks; cleaning the boards around the edge of the arena and picking some of the horses' favourite weeds and nettles.

The boards needed to be clean ahead of an event at the stables on Saturday and hopefully a big difference was made. Two large baskets were filled with horse snacks, which will likely be well-received.

On a balmy Monday evening, five GoodGymers headed off from Stepney Bank Stables towards Heaton armed with litter pickers and bin liners. The litter came thick and fast, covering the streets near the stables and especially the undergrowth near the terraced streets of Heaton. Eight bin liners were soon overflowing with litter. A very satisfying and useful task.

We welcomed Thomas, fresh from his exploits at the Tokyo Marathon and Humber Bridge Half Marathon. As gregarious as ever, Thomas managed to lure Richard and Aimee into the pub afterwards for a chat about all things GoodGym, particularly some long lost friends not seen for quite some time.

Jack and Scott also worked hard with the amount of litter on the streets of Newcastle, making a real difference. All five GoodGymers can be proud of their efforts tonight.

Tonight we decided to use our session to blow our own trumpet and deliver some postcards promoting GoodGym itself. We met at our Stepney Bank stables base and had a quick debate about which area would have the most people most likely to be interested in GoodGym. We agreed on Jesmond, not realising how many students would be out celebrating St Patrick's day! After a brief discussion about the commercialisation of so many events, we got to work. The combination of fewer postcards than we thought and the terraced Tyneside flats of Jesmond meant that we were done in no time! Anyone for a pint of Guinness?

On a surprisingly mild Monday night, three GoodGymers delivered around 200 leaflets on behalf of Shieldfield Grows, after a short run from Stepney Bank Stables to Shieldfield.

Gloves were dispensed with pretty quickly as Richard, Louise and Scott briskly zigzagged from street to street.

Next thing on the GoodGym Newcastle agenda is some junior parkrun volunteering at Whitley Bay junior parkrun. Sign up to join Aimee on Sunday!

On a pleasant Monday evening 8 GoodGymers met at One Strawberry Lane before heading to West End Refugee Service. Aimee led the walking group, while Richard led the runners.

Despite a slight mix up over the availability of gardening tools, everyone set to work clearing debris from the garden, particularly tree branches.

Swift progress was made, allowing for a slightly longer, more scenic run back to One Strawberry Lane. Thank you very much to the lovely students from Newcastle University who were attending their first GoodGym session. We hope to see you again at some point Elise, Maria, Isla and Carla! You can keep up to date with what is happening by signing up to the weekly email, browsing the GoodGym website and following any of the GoodGym Newcastle social media pages.

Our next sessions are on Sunday, with some junior parkrun volunteering and (separately) some fundraising for the Marie Curie Campaign.