Portsmouth GoodGymers searched at the back of their linen cupboards and their bathroom storage to donate 30 towels, of all colours of the rainbow.

The towels will re-stock the cupboards of the RSPCA's animal rescue centre in West Sussex, where pets receive care and treatment while waiting for their forever home.

We smashed our goal of collecting 21 recycled garments for our ChangeX Green Plan challenge. Thanks to 11 Goodgym heroes, we had 60 lovely clothes items to deliver to our local RSPCA in Fratton, plus another 26 items are incoming this week!

Catherine even went out of her way despite a headache to hand deliver some lovely socks and stockings!

Always happy to support our animal friends and the RSPCA was very grateful for the contribution.

7 Goodgymers spent a sunny Saturday morning at Make cutting up and plaiting old t-shirts into dog toys to benefit the RSPCA. Even with only a bucket of dull scissors to help us along the way, our going rate was about one toy per minute. In one hour we were able to make and deliver 58 toys to the RSPCA Fratton shop across the road. All proceeds from the sale of the toys will benefit RSPCA.

Of course no crafting session would be complete without pots of tea dressed up in knitted cosies and a big slice of cake.