Six runners met at the Tap Tavern on a warm July evening where Jack led a steady 3km run to Cecil Court Care Home in Kew where three more GoodGymers met to join in the task.

Armed with brooms, gardening gloves, rakes and willingness, they tidied up the lovely gardens in the grounds of the care home. Between sweeping, weeding, dead-heading and Anita's expert pruning of the rose arch, we gave the area a thorough tidy. Backing music came from Cathy's experiments with the outdoor sensory music equipment, the chatter of GoodGymers at work and the squeals of sudden suprise from Anita and Liz after being sprayed by a rogue hose!

Those that wished to made the 3km back to the Tap Tavern and headed off to find rehydration in various corners of Richmond!

A small group of runners met at the Tap Tavern to take on a 3km run to our first visit to Cecil Court in Kew. Upon arrival we met with a few more GoodGymers and set about the task at hand. With Adrian's expert guidance we split in to two groups; one tackled moving many many boxes of medical supplies from the outdoor area to the attic. No mean feat! The second group set about tackling the gardening with a variety of jobs from weeding to sweeping and general tidying.

After we had finished for the night we all either ran or cycled the 3km back to the Tap Tavern and then homeward bound.

It was a lovely night and a great cause, so we hope to be invited back again soon!