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?