2 GoodGymers returned to help LWS Night Shelter with sorting their donations.

This week it was the turn of pasta! Spaghetti, spirals, macaroni, tagliatelle - we sorted it all!

We started by getting all the boxes of pasta out of the storage unit and dating all the bags (some of which thankfully had already been done). It was then a case of splitting the packets by date into crates and stacking them back up in reverse date order. This didn't take too long at all - until we discovered another box full that we'd missed, argh!

So we dated all those packets, unstacked our stack of crates and slotted the packs into the correct crate and with a bit of re-jigging managed to get the crates all stacked back up again.

After all this we still had some energy and time left, so decided to start on sorting the clothes - mainly sock and boxers. We've made a start but will have to return to finish the job another day.

It was lovely to welcome back Marina and chat about our plans over Easter.

3 Goodgymers returned once again to help LWS Night Shelter sort more of their donations.

Today it was tinned fruit - peaches, grapefruit, pineapple, cherries, mixed berries - you name it, we sorted it! Marina and Katherine set to work adding dates to the top of the tins before sorting them into crates by date so that they could be stacked up in reverse date order.

Nigel beavered away in the second storage unit and managed to sort all the milk into crates and date order.

We all look forward to the next visit!

7 GoodGymers braved the cold with their dazzling hi-vis jackets and head torches to help Sustrans maintain the National Cycle Network route 41 between Leamington Spa and Warwick rail stations.

After a quick warm-up, we set off with litter pickers and bin bags in hand for a jog/walk to the far end of the path before plogging back collecting litter as we went. Some of the cycle path signs were in need of a good scrub, so Allan's ingenious design to use the litter pickers as an extendable arm came in handy!

We collected three bags of litter whilst dodging a few cyclists (it is a well used route) but the path was generally in good shape which gave us time for a fitness session in Victoria Park afterwards.

We blasted away the cobwebs after Christmas with a fartlek session including some maximal effort sprints.

It was really lovely to welcome Amy to her first ever GoodGym session and she certainly gave us a run for our money (pun intended) with the sprints!

We finished the evening with a chat about upcoming races including Draycote 10K this weekend and the Regency 10k in April.

6 Goodgymers (and an honourary GoodGym dog) put on their trainers and braved the rain to deliver leaflets in support of Myton Hospices and Pass the Smile for Ben advertising their Christmas tree collection service.

After a short jog to the start of our delivery area, we split into two teams with each team covering one side of the road. We had our work cut out with the houses quite spread out in this part of Leamington but we like a challenge and many hands make light work! Thankfully the rain eased off part way through and before we knew it, all the leaflets were delivered.

We then had a jog back to the start location giving everyone a chance to chat and get to know each other a bit better which was lovely to see. Thanks to Allan for back-marking the run. We covered 3.5km in total.

It was great to welcome back Graham and also nice to see Marina again for her second GoodGym mission with her lovely dog Captain who was a new addition to the team.

Nick made his GoodGym debut with us this evening and instantly took to the GoodGym spirit bringing enthusiasm and energy to an otherwise cold and damp evening - really great to meet you!