An amazing 8 people signed up to help at the Baby Bank today, which I think is a record. We welcomed Caroline for her very first GoodGym session, and she quickly got to grips with the many intricacies of clothes-sorting. It was a typically busy session, with the team split between first and second checks. Thanks to Jane for taking on the sorting out of the overflow bags and congratulations on reaching your 10th Good Deed!

We welcomed Barbara to her very first GoodGym session today, at yet another busy morning at the Baby Bank. She joined Jane, Sue, Karen and Sheila for a spot of clothes donation-sorting. She quickly got to grips with what was required, and the team powered their way through the donations in the Girls 0-2 Travel Cot, even managing to empty it before some more donations came in. Jane tried a different skill with shoe-checking and soon polished it off before joining the clothes-checkers again. She was delighted to find herself sorting a bag full of good quality, clean clothes. It makes all the difference!

Carol, Sue, Winnie and Sheila had a lovely morning sorting clothes and chatting at the Baby Bank, just about keeping pace with donations as they came in. Great job, team!

Five Goodgymers helped out at the Baby Bank this morning, including Winnie for whom this was her very first community mission, and Sue who was returning for her second. We all settled down to quality checking the clothes donations, with Winnie quickly learning the ropes. Great progress was made, but as ever, plenty of donations were still coming as we worked so there will still be plenty to do next week! Thanks to Winnie for adding these comments: The briefing was clearly given It's easy to get on and volunteers/staff from the organization are very friendly too. I am impressed with the organized systems to make sure the donated materials can be in use in a most decent, efficient and respectful way.

Overall, it is an enjoyable experience.