In readiness for their new season, we got busy helping members at Danson Park Bowls Consortium to clear grass from their driveway.

The cobbled surface was laid on soil over ten years ago and the grass had done a pretty good job at growing through to reclaim it.

Working alongside a dozen or so others from Kingfisher and Bexley Bowls Clubs, we stripped back the turf. It was proper hard work but we were very well looked after with drinks, biscuits and hot cross buns.

Hopefully the rest of the members and visiting teams arriving for matches over the coming months will be bowled over by our efforts.

With 92 young runners at Eltham Park junior parkrun this morning, there was plenty of high fiving by Johnny and Sarah as they marshalled the course, while Peter was on timekeeping duty, recording those all-important finishing times.

Why not give it a go to get your Sunday off to a great start? We are lucky to have lots of parkrun opportunities in Bexley, so check the listings, sign up and don't forget your barcode!

This is our new monthly session working with Jason, the head gardener at The Community Hospice.

Our focus was the long border, taking out unwanted plants so the plot can be re-planted when it's been properly prepared.

'Team Roses' got physical digging out several rose bushes to allow the remaining Tender Loving Care roses, bred especially for the Hospice, to be the stars of the show.

'Team Sedge' also needed muscle power to uproot the grassy clumps of Carex pendula that were attempting to crowd out other plants.

'Team Leek' took a more delicate approach, carefully removing the invasive Three-cornered Leek plants - Allium triquetrum - that had been stealthily invading the area. Getting out the entire bulb and roots was the aim of the game here, all with the aroma of onions!

It's always amazing to see how much a team of enthusiastic GoodGymers can achieve in such a short time.

After tidying away the tools we enjoyed tea and coffee in the Hospice café.

We'll be back on the fourth Saturday of each month. Come along and together we'll help Jason realise his plans for the gardens of this wonderful charity.