we were back this evening to tackle the planter we had made a start on a few weeks ago. At last attendance we had managed to clear a small corner and thought we may manage the same this time. That was before super Steph got to work with the rake - hacking out stacks of virginia creeper which made it easier for the rest of us to lop and chop. It looked so satisfying i had to give it a go! We managed to hack back nearly the whole planter which is huge! We are looking forward to coming back again to clear the last bits and start digging out the brambles

Before the main session this evening a few of us gathered to help clear the local area of surrounding rubbish. We decided to stay in the naturally lit area outside buzz bingo an area which gathers alot of rubbish. Wilson found a never ending hole of rubbish including a very cute reversible friend! Tarek and Ellie did a fab job as well and kept spirits high debating the complexities of litter picking and also bingo! We gathered three bags of rubbish which was a good haul.

Four early bird (6:45am!!!!!!) GoodGymers met up at Saints on Sunday morning to volunteer with the RunThrough crew for their Southampton 10km race.

It was lovely to see Claire and Phillip back at GG and Claire bought Leon along to volunteer with us. Thankyou for joining us Leon! (1 up) They were all sent off on the course to marshal.

At the Race Village Sarah and Wilson were on the desk handing out race numbers - which got a bit hairy as runners were still turning up after the race had started. Sarah then went on to hand out treats at the finish line and somehow managed to do crowd control at the same time while Wilson handed out the water.

We went 2up at the finish line as fellow GG'er Lauren came running across the finish line! Well done Lauren!