There was proof that treasures can be found in the most unlikely places at our task last night! On our travels round Hounslow over the years we've not always uncovered the most savoury of items during our tasks. We've found old shoes on river picks, blown tyres by the side of the A4, and some more unmentionable things in the bushes in various Chiswick parks. However, read on to find out what we discovered in the shrubs at a local school...

We started off the evening by welcoming Maxime to his very first session. Give him a big GG cheer! Great to have you join us on the run, Maxime.

We needed a good warm up in the chilly conditions, so after waking up the legs we set off for Strand on the Green school. We arrived to find Kymm, Luis and Gus waiting for us, and quickly divided up into teams to tackle the two main jobs.

While Maxine, Kymm and Jon were on rock moving duty, Khai, Michelle, Luis, Gus and Chris began the challenge of clearing away an overgrown area, roots and all. It wasn't easy going for either group, as both took a lot of elbow grease. But as the car park team clipped and pulled, hacked and tugged, something shiny started to appear. Was that a wheel? A handlebar? Some spokies? That's right - they found a perfect bike, which had been preserved by the branches growing around it. Of all the things you can find hidden in the overgrowth, that ranks pretty highly.

Meanwhile the rock shifters had done a fine job moving wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow of heavy stones over to the site to be laid on membrane once the ground is ready. What a workout!

Excellent effort everybody! A few dates for your diary:

• Next week marks the beginning of spring in Hounslow as [we are back for our regular visit to Chiswick House} (https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions/back-to-chiswick-house-1af59017-4d44-4e05-b55f-7e6401ab531c)

• The weekend after there is brand new friendship club starting at Age UK in Chiswick which will be a lovely session

• We're starting regularly volunteering with Osterley junior parkrun on Sundays

• Come and celebrate International Women's Day at GoodGym wit a fun task and run - everybody welcome!