Gwyn and Tracey joined a team from YMCA Derbyshire to help bring a shine to Markeaton Primary School.

We were welcomed by members of the maintainence team, who are understandably proud of their school; the building is over 100 years old (this is less than the combined age of the two GoodGym attendees, but more than the combined age of the four YMCA team members)!

The walls of the school are formed of beautifully polished brickwork, giving a tile-like appearance. During termtime, they act as a background for displays of vocabulary, progress charts and reading lists, all of which are attached by blu-tack.

Our role was to remove the blue-goo, and mop down the walls until they sparkled. We worked one classroom at a time, with the YMCA gang following in our wake armed with Henry the hoover.

Between us, we managed to mop and hoover eight classrooms and a hall, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience, lubricated by a cup of tea or two.