We absolutely love welcoming new faces to GoodGym, so it was a total pleasure to have Emma and Duran along to their first session - great to have you join us!

We were back at a much loved community centre in the middle of an estate near Vauxhall. It is used for support groups, residents' celebrations and classes, but it has been in need of a glow up for some time. The residents association asked for our help and we have had been there for two previous sessions to give it a good lick of paint.

The end was in sight - there was only one wall to give a first coat and the rest needed its second coat. So we wasted no time grabbing brushes and getting to work. Kamil and Emily took on one massive wall, while Martin and Duran both tackled some technical areas. There was plenty of chat about upcoming races, why missions are so rewarding, countries who have changed the legal side of the road for cars, and...lime bikes!

Before we knew it the time had flown by - and we were tantalisingly close. One more session and the transformation will be complete. Great work everybody.

Apologies for the spectacular photo fail of our huge job from me - I must have been distracted by the transformation (or paint fumes?!) to take any more exciting snaps than one of a beige wall!

Will be having a session every single Tuesday evening at different community organisations across Westminster, so watch this space for the next one (I'm away next Tuesday, but normal service will be resumed the week after!

Sunny? On a bank holiday? We could not quite beleaf it!

Still, while others may have opted to soak up the rays in the park or enjoy a tipple in a shady beer garden, four GoodGymers decided to spend their lunchtime having a positive impact at a local community space.

We enjoyed a brisk run down to Christchurch gardens, a public space and church which is home to a church hall, park and nursery. They have a number of mature plane trees which, though beautiful and pollution-combating, do drop a lot of leaves which stop the grass from growing and become slippy when wet.

In what is technically known as a 'two-fer', our job yesterday was not only going to help out Christchurch community garden by clearing the leaves, but in a couple of weeks we're going to be transporting them to Doddington community garden so they can be mulched and used next year for nutrient rich growing matter. Win win!

Over the space of 45 minutes we gathered 10 huge 80 litre bags of leaves. Not bad going! Job done we headed off our separate ways to enjoy the sun and that post GG buzz...

It was truly a case of a having a ball - or more like several hundred of them - at GoodGym Westminster last night!

We met at our usual spot in Hyde Park to run to a new task - St Vincent's family project. This organisation provides a community for families, with children under the age of five, to feel supported. Families can use the space to play, relax, have fun, connect with others, and learn new skills. Families using the programmes and support services to become more resilient, less isolated and cope with financial and emotional pressures.

Our job changed last minute, so instead of painting in the bathroom, we were shown by Andy to the arguably much more exciting play area.

Our job for the evening was to give the climbing frame and ball pit a big clean down - including each and every one of the small colourful plastic balls. So we grabbed cloths, moved the army of soft toys out the way, and got cracking.

We found all sorts of interesting things as we worked, including castanets, a mini accordian and a giant gorilla. Before long it was time to get the mats back into their original position, throw the clean balls back in, and call it a job well done.

We'll be back again soon for more fun tasks at St Vincent's. Sign up here for next week's GG Westminster session - hope to see you there!

It was brilliant to see everybody for not one but two tasks last night. We set off with a quick round-up of news: the first ever donation from our GoodGym garden to Wandsworth Age UK – a large bag of home-grown potatoes, gratefully received and reportedly delicious. Great to see some familiar faces back for a visit, our lovely regulars, and a special shout out for Kamil too, who notched up his first parkrun at the weekend.

With that, we limbered up and shared predictions for the evening’s challenge: how many panes of glass we would manage to wash at Omnibus Theatre, a charity that brings the arts to the local community. Numbers ranged from optimistic to ambitious – and one person got very close to the final tally (more on that later).

After a zippy 2km run, we arrived to find buckets and cloths neatly lined up, ready and waiting. The group split into two squads: one to tackle the great glass clean-up, the other to give the GoodGym garden a bit of TLC.

The garden team were soon picking ripe tomatoes, and uncovering tiny treasures – like the brand new peppers that have just appeared. Meanwhile, the window crew got stuck straight in, leaving the panes sparkling in their wake.

By the end, we reunited to compare notes and count up the evening’s total: a grand total of 60 windows were washed, guessed most accurately by Rob!

There was still time for a tough but effective lower-body blast in the square before running back and then heading off to the pub, where we split forces again – this time across quiz tables and finishing 2nd and 6th. Great result!

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