Helping local charity shops with preloved items and buying a few things whilst there. Finding something nice to purchase.

This morning 5 goodgymers arrived at Kingston Cemetery for a spot of bramble clearing. Armed with loppers and rakes we chopped back as much as we could to make a clearer space for visitors. The brambles we prickly and we had to take care to avoid getting stuck! An hour soon whizzed by in the winter sunshine and we piled up the clippings and left to complete a few more kms for the January challenge.

Throughout the day 14 good goodgymers from different areas dropped items for the food bank.

This evening’s one-hour task at Grow Baby was all about teamwork, speed and a very effective human chain.

Our crew — Dave, Rachel, Farzeen, Emily, Raquel, Anna, Jana and Laura — helped move bags of sorted clothing that had been rejected from donations and prepared for recycling. The mission: shift them from the basement up to the first floor, ready for collection tomorrow.

With Dave stationed on the stairs and the rest of the team forming a slick human chain, bags were hooped, passed and stacked at impressive speed. Farzeen also multitasked by donating and carefully sorting her own children’s clothes onto the rail, while Jana kept count of the bags.

The result? 72 bags moved in just 20 minutes.

With time left over, we caught our breath, chatted about January Challenge mileage, and admired a job very well done. A brilliant effort for Grow Baby, a charity providing vital clothing and equipment to families with babies and young children.

Another great task see you next time 💪♻️

In a move that can only be described as "aggressively wholesome," a group of GoodGymers descended upon their local Greene King like a sugar-fueled task force.

Having successfully resisted the siren call of the soft toffees and crunchy bites for long enough, they emptied their sweet tubs - not into their own mouths (for once), but into their local Greene King pub’s Tub2pub collection. It was a bittersweet departure - mostly sweet and occasionally tangy, as they traded their sugary spoils to help raise some serious dough for a good cause.

The locals didn't know whether to cheer for the charity or weep for the sheer volume of chocolates changing hands, but one thing is certain: the tubs are empty, the hearts are full, and the pub has never looked sweeter

Today was filled with unpacking lots of new donations provided by the local community and sorting them into the relevant boxes for clothes and toys.

I had time to prepared a few new baby bundles for expectant parents and also clear out a load of stuff ready for tonight’s Goodgym task at Growbaby.