8 Goodgymers joined ABCD-IN-LUTON and the Friends of Leagrave Park on their monthly litterpick. As ever there were some weird and wonderful finds amongst the 17 bags of rubbish that we all collected. Well done to everyone that took part

There was a warm welcome for us at The Bricklayers Arms, where we had convened, this time not for the start of a DIY or leafletting task, but to take part in the quiz. Despite having 6 of us on the team, none of us were even able to answer the first question, "Do you have a team name?" And by the time the question master asked us a third time and we replied, "Not Yet." He took that as our official name.

So Not Yet were poised and ready to start. Fortunate that we weren't split up this time, we were hopeful that we could, if not win, at least not come bottom.

It was a great team effort, with everyone contributing in their field of expertise, or having a jolly good guess, and if Duncan hadn't talked himself out of one of the answers (at least it wasn't me this time), and if we hadn't generously allowed the neighbouring team a point for a question they had written too answers for (surely that's cheating?) we would have beaten them by a fine margin. We were never going to come first (there were some really hot teams in the other bar) but we did ourselves proud.

Fun night out, and looking forward to the next one.

Thanks to Duncan for organising.

This week we ran and walked to Holy Trinity Church to give the porch a good cleaning. We brushed out the spider webs, cleaned the windows, cleaned and polished all the woodwork too.

As well as that we started preparing for a painting job on an interior wall that has peeling paint as a result of an old roof leak. We gave the loose paint a good scraping to get it off the wall. We made a good start but it definitely needs another go before it can be painted. we spent as long clearing up our mess as we did making it! We'll be back for another go.

There is so much fun to look forward to each Friday.

Tea no sugar with milk!

The session was enjoyable and rewarding. We learned new things during the activity and gained valuable experience. The group included new volunteers, and everyone was kind and cooperative, which created a positive and enthusiastic atmosphere. It was a beneficial experience for all of us, and we look forward to joining more activities soon.

42 guests had a fabulous meal with 6 Goodgymmers taking different reaponsibilities: food collector, cooks, hosts and pot washer, and making sure it was another successful evening.

On today’s menu was: Potato and parsnip soup with croutons to star; Pumpkin 🎃 and beetroot stew with herby potatoes for the main course, and to finish Yoghurt and fruit salad with crushed maltesers and cookies.