Sun-day at Lesnes Abbey Woods junior parkrun for a hi-viz double-act by GoodGym Bexley and GoodGym Greenwich 😎.

Between us we tail walked, park walked, marshaled and barcode scanned while the young runners and their overheating parents completed the three lap course.

After cooling iced coffees at the Chestnuts kiosk, we made our way by bus and bike to Erith to join more GoodGymer friends for a lovely chatty walk along the Thames to Woolwich.

What a lovely morning.

2 Goodgymers went today - myself and Rich. We joined again Neal, the gardener and other volunteers.

Gardening is a blooming good activity that can turn any space into a flowerful paradise. So these are what we did: I did some weeding. Remember, a garden without weeds is un-bee-lievably better! I planted some tomatoes. Tomatoes are a ketch-up to a great garden! I watered the plants keeping things aqua-mazing, just enough to quench their thirst without drowning their roots. Remember, a well-watered garden is un-bee-lievably vibrant and full of blooming life!

Rich did some laying paving slabs- paving the way to other parts of the garden.

As a treat, I was given the permission to harvest and taste some ripened raspberries. Yum!

After the task, (my 2nd time with them already) , we decided to have a selfie or groupie as a souvenir pic that day. Say Cheese Elaine, Cecilia, Teresa, Rich, Neal and Peter. 📸 Neal gave me a flyer and we’ve been invited for an event on 12th of July, 2025. See attached. Till next time. 👋🏼😁 I really enjoyed today.

Hands up if you volunteered at junior parkrun today 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️😎.

We did, at Eltham junior parkrun!

GoodGymers from Greenwich and Bexley helping make it happen for the young runners. And it was fab.

Same place, same time next week. See you there? 👋

Wednesday saw us back at Hurst Community Centre, this time to collect litter from around the grounds.

First the car park. Armed with pickers, gloves, and bags we blitzed the rogue crisp packets, stray coffee cups, and cheeky cigarette butts lurking between cars.

Then the rubbish that had accumulated along the boundary walls around the lawn.

Since recce-ing this task the grass had become a thigh-high jungle, and we joked about needing a scythe to cut a pathway though. Still, we swish-swish-swished our way to the wall and started clearing up.

It wasn't long before we realised that sharp grass seeds had launched a stealthy assault on our feet - socks and shoes suddenly felt like they were lined with needles.

To a genuine cry of 'I'm a GoodGymer, get me put of here', we declared a tactical retreat.

Safely out of the grass we took a few minutes to sit down and pluck the spiky seeds from our footwear (and check for ticks).

After a final sweep of the car park to collect more sweet wrappers and rubbish from vacated bays, we headed home.

Prickly grass seeds aside, this was a task full of laughs, storytelling and impromptu trivia snacks. All part of the GoodGym fun.

Note to self: definitely no more wading through long grass on future tasks!

Tried to think of a litter‑picking pun to end this report, but they were all rubbish!

See you next time.