On a mild Monday evening, three GoodGymers removed a large amount of litter from the streets of Byker. Everyone else seemed to be out for a run as numerous running groups whizzed past.

Tonight's task wasn't without its challenges. Two of our faithful litter pickers reached the end of their lives, breaking after many dozens of litter picks carried out. Squeezing the litter into the council's black bins was a bit more difficult than usual. We got covered in some sticky liquids trying to deposit the litter, but all of the litter ended up in the bins.

It was a beautiful morning at Whitley bay junior park run where two goodgymers helped the younge runner safety complete the 2km course.

I was runner director and Muhanned marshalled an early marshla point and then was funnel manager. Everything went smoothly and a great morning was had by all!

First junior parkrun of December and it was a cool morning, definitely bringing wintry vibes!

Today was a real parkrun community effort as we had lost a few of our core team to other community events to support a charity. It was great to see parents pitching in!

I've often said it but today i felt for myself the power of junior parkrun to lift the spirits. Lovely!

Following on quickly from Monday’s group run supporting the Newcastle University Student Union volunteer group, we had a last minute request to pick up a parcel from the SU and deliver it to a local church, where paper angels made by university volunteers would be part of the decorations for the church’s winter fete this Saturday. Having missed the session on Monday, which looked like great fun, I was happy to pick up the baton. I managed to successfully find my way to the correct room in the SU (quite an achievement given my poor sense of direction!), pick up the parcel, then a brisk walk to Jesmond and found the correct place in the church to drop it off! Delivery dash done!

It was a busy evening for GoodGym Newcastle at Newcastle University Students’ Union.

After running from Stepney Bank Stables and being quite relieved not to get wet, Jen met us outside and took us upstairs to get started. The group split into two, with some of us packing boxes for Stu Brew, which is Europe’s first student-run microbrewery based at Newcastle University. They are a sustainable microbrewery, managed by students through Newcastle University Students’ Union.

Lucy and Muhannad had got started with the crafting task straight away, the rest of us joining after the box packing. Jen patiently explained what we were supposed to be doing, with some of us being very much out of our comfort zones.

Everyone from GoodGym said they enjoyed the evening. I'm sure that the cakes, doughnuts and hot drinks helped, but it was a genuinely delightful evening. Thank you to everyone who came along tonight for an extended session, excellent commitment from everyone!