This week the 4 of us were back in Newton carrying on the work on the bug hotel. It was mainly about prep work tonight, making sure pallets were cut down ready to build a roof. We'll be back soon to finish the hammering and fixing!

This week we were back in Newtown, doing more work with the local community group in re-claiming green space. Our goal this week was to create the basics of a bug hotel, ready for local school children to fill with materials.

We sized up the pallets, created a mock hotel, then moved it all to the permanent area to assemble and secure.

Always a fun task when you can see the results of your work, a solid frame now stands ready for the next steps! We'll be back next week to build and fit the roof!

This week 4 GoodGymers were back in the Newtown area, assisting in the prep of a new mural wall.

After a short run, thankfully dodging the rain, we set to task in wire-brushing the old mural that had been there since 1975.

We were joined by painter Pete, who we've supported for a few years at various tasks, Pat from the Secret Garden and Loop who owns the wall - we all joined in and worked together, having a good chat and a cuppa as we worked. Pete was kind to write the group a poem, and Pat brought belated Christmas celebrations, a fun night had by all for sure.

We also had a GoodGym tourist with us, a massive thank you to Jack, joining us from our central team in London!

A final thrill for us this evening, we had an ITV reporter with us at the session - filming and interviewing for a national news piece on GoodGym due to be coming out soon! Big thanks to Lucy R and Jack for doing the interviews!

Tonight 2 GoodGymers were back on the city streets picking up litter. Good to see the area relatively clear, but we still managed to fill a bag. The night was wet and cold, but didnt stop us keeping the city tidy!