It was nice to meet miss T we had a chat after which she showed me what she wanted doing from cutting the grass and cutting back brambles.I soon set to and cut some of the brambles back.After which I fired up the lawn mower and to my amazement I managed to get the lawn cut it was damp but still got it done.So I cut the rest of the brambles back.MissT was really great full for the job done so I said my good byes and was on my way knowing she was happy.

Three runners Lea Kieth and Daryl braved the weather to meet at Durley Chine to do a litter Pick as this chine after a busy weekend can get quite bad with litter etc .We soon found the usual litter and Bottles plus a hanger with size 24 on it.We soon had collected two bags of litter.As the weather was getting bad we decided to call it a night but not before we had a group photo on the Beach boy don't we know how to have fun.I hope to see you all at the care home for the quiz.

Goodgym returned to the Auger Collective to put a second coat of white on the gallery walls. Lovely to meet Romy for her first Goodgym session and also to welcome back Alina, Sanduni and Chamidu. Amanda was all set up with two stations of paint trays and rollers and we got stuck straight in. In record time we were finished and even managed to clean the floor afterwards. Great job everyone!

Nine Goodgymers attended the monthly care home quiz. Well done to Eleanor for putting the gym into Goodgym by running all the way there and back! It was lovely to receive such a warm welcome from the residents now that it’s turning darker and chillier outside. This month Janet took on the role of quiz master, starting with a picture round of old movie posters from the 1930s and 1940s. This caused much discussion among the three teams, with renditions of Judy Garland hits being heard across the room! Unfortunately, our lovely 100 year old resident couldn’t quite remember where Judy Garland’s train was going (St.Louis) so the film title evaded her. There were science and nature, geography and general knowledge rounds, with a few trick questions thrown in. Did you know that Albert Einstein’s wife was an Einstein even before she got married? Turns out, only one of our teams did (or they made a lucky guess)! And the Waikato River may sound Japanese but is, in fact, the longest river in New Zealand. Congratulations to the Middlemarchers with a phenomenal total of 41 out of 46. There was only a point in it for the two runners-up teams. Well done everyone!

3 Goodgymers met to drop leaflets for the free health checks being offered by the Health Sciences University. Kudos to Eleanor who ran to the task. We quickly made a plan of our route and got started. Lots of basement flats this time so we certainly got our stairs in!!

5 Goodgymers met on a chilly evening to do a leaflet drop for a local free pop-up health clinic. The Health Sciencea University had given us two specific areas to target so we tackled one of them. Strangest thing we came across was a hearse that looked ready for Halloween! Next week we will come back and do the other area.