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!

Lucy and Jo met with local Newtown community leader, Debbie, to help clear a green space ready for the community to spruce up and make better use of. We gathered fallen branches to make log pile habits and chopped Xmas trees to mulch down. It might have been the affect of the full moon, but we had a quick 'Fred Astaire' singing in the rain moment!!

This week I was back helping Mrs B with more flat-pack furniture - building a new bedside table for her medical equipment and also a new little storage cabinet for the bathroom.

We helped Mrs B back in October, it was lovely to see her again and catch up on the gossip - a tea and a natter goes a long way! Plus the units I built last time were still standing so a great morning overall!