Last weekend of the summer holidays saw great turn outs at jpr supported by goodgymmers

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Four Goodgymmers Ian, Nick, Rob and Stu, along with new signing Perin, welcome Perin, went to help Project River Soar with clearing Floating Pennywort from the canal through Aylestone Meadows nature reserve. Paddle boarders Amy, Helen and Luke were picking every piece of pennywort and bringing it to the bank where we moved it away from the water along the towpath. A single leaf can quickly grow back into a new mat of stems and leaves that cover the waters surface and get tangled up with watercraft (which breaks bits off, they float down stream and form new mats of weed). It's been expanding very fast in the recent heatwaves. We also collected a bag of litter, and removed a lot of Himalayan Balsam, another non-native plant that is taking over along the waterway. Amy was great at explaining what we were doing and why, and what a difference we were making by clearing the plants away.

The GoodGym Leicester Posse (x8) attended the annual Watermead Challenge 5 mile Race and 3 Mile Fun Run, staged by The Rotary Club of the Wreake Valley, their 16th event held in the beautiful Watermead Country Park setting.

A huge shout-out to Race Director Dave, Assistant Director Mel and the brilliant team who kept everything running smoothly Nick, (Stu, who also ran the 5 mile run) and Jimmy helped direct traffic, Martin handed out team numbers to ensure runners were ready, while Laura, Linda and Mel were on hand managing race numbers and supporting participants.

The races as usual started together on the traffic free tarmac paths entirely within the confines of Watermead Country Park on what was a very hot summers evening. 🌞 The event once again proved to be a fantastic community event with runners and spectators enjoying the fantastic scenic park setting.

Thanks to everyone involved - you all made the Watermead Challenge a real splash 🌊! A great evening was had by all and the GoodGym Leicester Posse are very proud to be part of what was another successful event. See you next year....

4 goodgymmers helped out with junior parkrun this week...fingers crossed for a post win volunteer stint next week!

4 goodgymmers donned their hi viz vests and volunteered to help at junior parkrun this weekend.

Weldone Nick and Stu at Age uk today, fantastic efforts in the heat!