I spent a lovely afternoon at Nature's Haven doing lots of little jobs. Including staking a few unruly tomatoes and removing any side shoots so that the plants concentrates on the main fruits. We also picked some produce for one of our members who is unwell, which I delivered on my way home

Karen and Sheila were on throwing -out duty today at Braywick Heath Nurseries. It was out with all the annuals which were past their prime and could not be sold We managed to save some which still looked in good condition - hopefully they will be found a nice new home. The rest will benefit the compost heap!

Welfare visit for Ms D

An unusual community mission of One. Between being a working day and summer holidays, I was the only one representing GoodGym at the Pinkney's Scouts today.

The lorry with the camping gear arrived just after 10am and it was 3 of us for a while - Callum, the young Scouts volunteer, Ian the driver and me. We had managed to unload nearly half of the lorry when a swarm of parents came to help. Turned out they had been told 10:30am instead of 10! The sudden increase in number of hands meant the rest of the lorry was finished up in no time.

Friday workout, done 💪

Kanika and Diya helped out at the Community Allotment on a cool Friday afternoon. Task owner Sue didn't have anything specific other than the usual watering and filling up water butts. She suggested weeding if needed but given we both have no knowledge of plants of the unwanted variety, we just left that bit to those better suited!

Our new GoodGym jackets finally got an outing too. Nice and easy all round :)

Four GoodGymers — Carol, Sheila, Helen, and new recruit Charlotte — lent a helping hand at the Baby Bank today. Although the bank was officially closed and not accepting public donations, quite a few still arrived, and their generous contributions were gratefully received.

With no corporate volunteers on site, it was down to the GoodGym crew to tackle the mountain of pre-sorted clothes needing a second check. Our volunteers sifted through piles of donated items, carefully sorting them into boxes ready for referrals, or into overflow bags when the boxes were full.

When we arrived, the tables were piled high — but thanks to everyone’s teamwork and determination, we left with most of them cleared. A productive and satisfying session!