Yes..... There is something about Imy, she has wings.....

congratulations on your 100th deed

Of course the celebration called for the finding of the old fairy wings, which Imy wore with 'pride'

We made our way to our task tonight, painting the never ending railings. Perfect weather for painting though, and a new beautiful jogging route along the river, much better than the Winter option.

We did a bit of extra time tonight, doing 40 minutes volunteering, whilst chatting about the upcoming birthday celebrations of goodgym, Llion and the Welsh language songs from our resident Eisteddfod favourites, Imy and Andrew.

Join us next month as we celebrate community gardens and on the 20th May we have our 8thbirthday

Get your wings...

A short and sweet task, so a quick and simple report.

A small group tonight heading out on a cold Tuesday after a Monday, Monday.
We were California Dreamin' of the Summer to come
as we ran through Creeque Alley.
Our task, to clean the outside back of the hall so all could see It's Getting Better.
Lets get to work, I Can't Wait said the group.
Once done it was time to Go Where You Wanna Go.
If you Dream a Little Dream of Me (goodgym)
and you've Got a Feeling you'd like to volunteer
then join us in the future

Another chilly evening saw a good group of 11 goodgymers meet up to get active and do good.

Tonight, we were jogging and walking over to St. James Community Centre, next to the very beautifully gothic Church. It was a short distance of just under 2km each way, but welcomed on the way back to warm up after the task. Our task, as the numbers were good, to help edge the lawn, sweep up leaves from the public path, remove the larger weed growth in between the paving slabs and then came the burning.....man

As the joggers and runners arrived first they were given first choice, Dylan and Rosie took up the flame throwers (well not quite, health and safety and all that!), Darren was on edge with the trusty spade, Martin and Will went out into the darkness to sweep up the leaves, Sophie, Llion, Catherine, Flo and Neda got on with removing the weeds from the slabs.

It was 30 minutes of cold, hard work, whilst the strange Tesla car flashing it's light at us, let us know that it had nearly achieved consciousness.....Michael did not like this particular car, nor did they trust it!

Moving on, photos galore and a good chat as we all caught up with the weeks gone by, and it was soon time to down tools and head home.

Our second week returning to St. Paul's Community Hall, how much of the railings can we complete this time, and with a bigger group?

Our numbers had doubled, but we were limited to paint holders..... We could also feel the light slipping from our fingers into darkness matching the paint in our pots.

Michael continued with “encouragement”, whether asked for or not.....

We’ve Got This

Everyone had their own way, Su, Darren and Julian working like the limbs of an octopus. Neda, Natasha and Adam getting down to work, taking it seriously...

It’s nice to paint something different>

Jonathan and Dylan the lyricist got to great work, they were our two pros from the week before, making easy work of the painting. And finally..... Our later arrival, Dylan the dabber!

We managed a good amount of painting, we even painted part of the floor! There was talk of holidays, music from our very own goodgym band, and the upcoming half marathon.

Go goodgym Go

The countdown began, was extended, and then some more. Until, the paint had been used from all our pots.

we’re not leaving until you’ve finished you’re pots>

As we headed back to the start location we agreed our plans for the cheer points for Sunday’s half marathon.

See you all on Sunday, and then next week (session here)

The change is weather is causing havoc with health..... Let's stay fit, warm and safe.

We make our way over to the community hall next to St. Paul's Church in Grangetown, our task to help them paint their fences with metal paint ready for Winter.

Our paint had been donated, and was a very large container with a spout. This made it impossible to stir, like regular paint tins..... and so Michael took the initiative to shake it (carefully) but not getting it on the goodgym gear.... As we had no scrubs

This worked, mostly, however the paint did separate quickly again inside the tin cascading like waterfalls. Everyone got their own container of paint and we all got busy painting. We covered the railings quickly and just as smooth as the paint we flowed from railing to railing.

As we changed paint, however, we suddenly had some runny paint being flicked around from eager brush work.

And so, we found Jonathan painted like Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes. He hurriedly made his way to the bathroom to clean his face and we continued in his short absence.

We managed around 4 metres of railings tonight, quite a good amount to get done. More next week, hopefully to finish off even more....

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It seems that the weather doesn't want us to paint! A second try at the task and once again play was rained off.... But a little rain doesn't stop us, we LOVE it.

Off we went, a lovely run in the cleared misty air, it wasn't too long before we reached our destination. Our task, now changed, we were going to wire brush some of the railings (for the day that we can finally paint them) and tidy up the back of the community hall.

Cara, Dylan and Martin got to work on the railings, whilst Jonathan and Michael went straight to the back to tidy up the yard. Jake was the only goodgymer to do both tasks - #keen.

After our group photo, it was a simple run back to get social and catch up with each other. Plenty of talk about runs coming up, festivals and the fun of Cosmeston relay, which we will be taking part in once again. What should the team names be?? Well we agreed it shouldn't be 'Dylan and the minions', it should be a group decision not just 'what would Dyl do!' After many, many, many discussions and a couple of strange options it was finally decided for 'Hobnob handover'. Let's see if they stick with that when it comes to registration!

Now to FUN FACT TIME

Walking in the rain, or after it has been raining, can actually be good for your body and your mind. Some scientists think it is all down to negative ions. These are odourless, invisible molecules which are created in nature near moving water.

As well as rain, they can come from waterfalls, waves in the sea and even morning dew and mist. Dr Niek Buurma, of Cardiff University’s School of Chemistry, said one way they can be formed is by water, such as raindrops, hitting the ground. Research is taking place into the effects of negative ions, but it is thought they may boost our mood, relieve stress and give us more energy.

The air is cleaner during rainfall and after it because raindrops wash dirty particles out of the atmosphere. There is also that unmistakeable smell when it rains after a long period of dry weather. The earthy scent is called petrichor, from the Greek words petra, meaning "stone", and ichor, meaning "the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods". Petrichor includes a chemical called geosmin, which is made by bacteria in soil. Inhaling it in the air can have a calming effect.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51157ep524o

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