3 GoodGymers set out on a damp evening to make sure the FoodBank stays clean and hygienic to care for those in need across Colchester.

It felt like a mammoth task to clean such a big floor space between the 3 of us but everyone set to work straight away sweeping the floor and mopped (almost) all of it. Alexander did a great job cleaning up the office area and Ray made sure we didn't leave until all was clean in the area where customer come in.

Look out for another opportunity to help out the foodbank on the first Tuesday of each month for the rest of this year - their funds are stretched so they really rely on volunteer support.

5 Goodgymmers made it to the food bank this time, with a couple new faces joining us, welcome to Adeyinka and Alexander!

It was a strange task, mostly due to the crazy heat making it one time we'd really prefer and outdoor task, and with energy low we'd opted to sweep and hoover but leave the mopping for another time. There was also a sparsity in the foodbank, owing to its imminent shutdown, meaning it could be our last outing there...

Happy to help where we can and enjoyed welcoming some new members, onto the allotment next week!

Food bank time again, and our group of six Goodgymmers descended almost entirely on bikes to the warehouse on a cloudy warm evening. The somewhat diminished shelves could be a sign of this location winding down, but our team gave it a good sweep and mop with some hoovering too!

Some chat on how cleaning products work, my recent adoption approval(!) and other ideas for Goodgym tasks. Another one in the bag and a good effort before we rolled off home.

Its foodbank time! and for the first time in ages its light and warm so our 4 goodgymmers were in a good mood.

After walking, running and cycling down we set to work on sweeping, mopping and generally tidying the foodbank floor, whilst catching up on our various busy lives. There was then some sort of carelessness with the buckets and we did an additional task of mopping up our own mess whilst snagging a mop in the racks, i still dont really know how that all happened.

job thoroughly done and everything looking shiny, we uncovered Gigi is soon to get married - many congratulations! Plenty going on in the coming months, including a whole stack of Goodgym tasks.

On a pleasant and ever lightening spring evening we amassed a small but eager group to once more clean the foodbank.

We were blessed with two new Goodgymmers! A big welcome to Gigi and Hridya on their first task, along with the new joiners from our last task its an exciting phase of growth for the team. Skipping any running this week, various illness and children's bedtimes getting in the way, we made light work for sweeping the floors and a very thorough mopping, perhaps its deepest clean yet.

Great to welcome new members and look ahead to upcoming tasks, our spring clean has put us all in good mood.

Four GoodGymers swept and mopped and had a good chat along the way. It was Christian's first task at the foodbank and he was very quick to brush up and down the aisles in record time!

The foodbank is such an important lifeline to so many families, thank you to the volunteers for everything they do. We are happy to be a small part of it!