Sung to the tune of 'Dancing in the Moonlight' by Toploader

Verse 1: Jen, Sheila and Sol, they’re walking down the lane,  Broom Estate is quiet, but their cause is not in vain.  With Homestart flyers shining, hope in every hand,  They’re spreading love and kindness all across the land. 

Chorus: Leafletting in the moonlight,  Everybody’s feeling warm and bright.  It’s such a fine and natural sight,  Homestart’s message glowing in the night. 

Verse 2: Door by door they wander, with laughter in their stride,  Families feel the caring, the support that’s deep inside.  Neighbours stop to listen, smiles begin to grow,  Community together, stronger as they go. 

Chorus: Leafletting in the moonlight,  Everybody’s feeling warm and bright.  It’s such a fine and natural sight,  Homestart’s message glowing in the night. 

Bridge: No one feels alone here, the leaflets tell the tale,  Of friendship and of guidance, a lifeline that won’t fail.  Jen, Sheila and Sol, they’re dancing as they give,  A future full of kindness, a better way to live. 

Final Chorus: Leafletting in the moonlight,  Everybody’s feeling warm and bright.  It’s such a fine and natural sight,  Homestart’s message glowing in the night.

Sophie and Sol met for a gentle 1km jog to the task location and met the rest of the group (plus Flora the dog!) and task owner Helen by the park, after we'd admired the Christmas lights on one particular house that had really made an effort! Helen handed out litter pickers, bags and gloves and we split into small teams. Helen had specific areas in mind that were the hot spots for litter so we set to work after a short health and safety briefing. After an hour we had collected around 8-9 large bags of litter! Great job everyone we definitely made a big difference and lots of passers by were thanking us.

Jen, Juli, Rachel and I had a holly-va nice time chatting and collecting foliage fir the All Saints Junior School wreath-making fundraiser. Thanks to Ruth (a GoodGymer in a previous life) for giving us permission to taking cuttings from her garden.

That's the number of letters to residents (99) and letters to local businesses (125) in Maidenhead that Sheila, Viv and myself delivered today. The letters were to advise of road closures for the imminent lanterb parade this weekend.

Luckily the rain stayed away until later in the day.

10 GoodGymers helped clean up local streets and parks in lieu of GivingTuesday which is on 2nd December this year. GivingTuesday is a global movement that unleashes the power of generosity around the world — a day that encourages people to do good. While we are no strangers to doing good, GivingTuesday is always a good excuse to list a litter pick!

Sheila, Tessa, Kay, Kanika and Diya met at the Community Centre on a cold but sunny morning. We fanned out in different directions for maximum coverage. Jess joined in bringing her own litter pick. Georgeta, Angela, Viv (with Flora the dog) and Jen did their bit around their homes. 

There are 10 big bags less of litter on the streets of Maidenhead. Thanks team! 

What a fantastic turnout at Ray Mill Island (RMI) today. 6 Goodgymers joined 11 Friends of RMI volunteers and tackled a range of jobs.

One group, including Carys, set off to identify trees and paint signs to identify them, whilst Mick continued his work on the mid path, moving the stones into place. Whilst Sheila and Christine started out weeding the rockery, Ed fixed a new sign to the mural and then joined Jen and the rest of the group with weeding the proposed nursery area.

By the end everyone was helping in the nursery area, apart from Mick who continued flexing his muscles moving the rocks around.

The two hours flew by with lots of progress made.