On the coldest night of the winter so far and with sleet in the air 19 of us braved the arctic conditions and set off on our task. We welcomed 3 new willing volunteers James, Peter and Sophia who joined us all in congratulating Tara, Michael,Roy and Paul in all achieving PBs at the Brighton 10k. Quite a feat and we all basked in their reflective glory.

The evening was not a typical one...we started our run as normal along the seafront after some warming up but it was followed by a lengthy fitness session before the actual task. Three separate sessions took place and it's fair to say Tara put us through our paces. Under leaden skies with the i360 towering over us we carried out a mixture of tricep dips,boats,one legged squats amongst others interspersed with lots of quick sprints...or in my case fast jogging.

After being suitably tested we then ran up to the Brighton Community Kitchen on Queens Rd where we met Jo and her colleague Helen. We were told about the great things that they do...community cookery courses for the health and wellbeing of others and how they are funded and then proceeded to clean as though our lives depended on it and were rewarded...oh and how we were rewarded...with delish carrot and lentil soup,crusty rolls and a cheeky little vino to follow. A really pleasant way to end the task.

A tipsy jog back was followed by our monthly social at The Black Lion where it was ascertained that I was ancient and that it could be all round to Nipun's for our Christmas get together. A rather splendid night was had by all.

And here's what Jo messaged....

Thanks for last night what a lovely crew you are !

Here is a discount code for you all GOODGYM618 which is valid until the end of March 2019 for any course https://bhfood.org.uk/events/. The new programme is coming out 29th Nov. Perfect for xmas presents!