On a freezing morning, the hole digging soon made us warm. Each fruit Bush needed a hole loads bigger than the pot it was in because the ground underneath had not been disturbed ever before and so it was solid rock and clay. Those poor roots needed all the help we could give them! Then we moved on to straightening up and strengthening the fencing protecting it all. Many thanks to Nick and Harriet - we made a good team alongside Caitlin and her other helpers.

Helped mulch fruit trees

A fantastically festive last mission of the year in the sunshine at CoFarm. Goodgymers got to work and helped with mulching apple and plum trees in the orchard. It was great to meet some new faces and learn more about CoFarm and its mission from Pete and Lucy. Afterwards, we were treated to a mince pie and mulled wine by the bonfire to warm up! Thank you to CoFarm for organising us and we look forward to coming back for more missions in the new year.

The sun came out for us this morning as enthusiastic Goodgymers volunteered at Milton Country parkrun. We supported with marshalling and finish tokens, cheering on runners and doing a bit of on the spot running ourselves to keep warm! We were made very welcome by Michaela and the team, and learned how carry out roles we hadn't done before. We look forward to returning in the new year.

The cold and the holidays did not stop around 400 runners and volunteers today at Storeys Field Parkrun!

This morning we had the pleasure of joining Abbey People to plant fruit bushes and trees in Abbey ward as part of a project that aims to improve the environment and safety near a local school in the community. There were blackberry, red current and gooseberry bushes, and even an apple tree. We look forward to seeing them flourish.

As well as doing some hard graft, we learned lots about how to successfully establish trees from Abbey People's Emma and Caitlin, and tree experts Kenny and Ed.

We'll be helping plant more trees in the new year, so look out for future community missions!