It was an unusual one this week and maybe a GoodGym first - we were taking the decs down at Seniors, having put them up the week before for their Christmas lunch. There was good reason behind this, not because we're all scrooges but because Senior's is now closed until the New Year!

Our last group run of the year and we had to go up and over the hills but with the knowledge that we wouldn't be running back up them after, we'd been heading straight to the Blythe Hill Tavern for a well earned drink.

The taking down of the decorations (decs) turned out to be one of the quickest tasks ever, not quite the quickest, that one still goes to sorting the clothes at St Christopher's Hospice Shop earlier in the year.

Di had made us a wonderful cake to celebrate our help over the past 12months and how grateful they are for us getting the bigger tasks done that they wouldn't be able to do themselves.

The Oli and the Ivy

99% of our puns this year have come from Oli and my non-pun thinking brain is very grateful!! This one came from Steve!

Thank you to my wonderful run leaders and task force who have stepped in when I've been off running really long races but also when Molly has been poorly!

And also a big thank you to everyone who's done a good deed in Lewisham this year, whether that's 1 or 100 - we've loved having you along for the 2023 ride.

There's still chance to do a couple more good deeds this year with Parkrun volunteering throughout the festive period.

Our first group run in 2024 is collecting the abandoned Christmas trees around the borough and also celebrating our 8th birthday - keep an eye out for a social.

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and I look forward to seeing you all raring to go on the first group run back!