Meeting up at the Tap Tavern for our run, it was good to get warm while running to St Christopher's Children's Home, a theme that would continue as we received a lovely warm welcome and went on to turn a bathroom from cool blue to a warming mushroom colour.

Seven of us armed ourselves with paintbrushes and rollers and somehow found a corner each to get painting, a fast lesson in ladder technique and teamwork in small spaces! The paint went on well with the workout bringing in both strength and agility. We discovered hidden talents from Lucy with her very useful height for tall spots, Lucy utilising her bouldering skills and Rosie proving a dab hand at bath balancing!

It was a lengthy task but determination was strong, and so were our arms! After a good brush and roller clean, we left for our run and cycles back with that warm feeling only volunteering can bring!

We are back at St Christopher's for our last task of 2022, we would love you to join us!

An awesome evening of GoodGym Gardening in Buccleuch Gardens Richmond, in Two Acts.

‘’Act One ‘’ A determined focus on an array of tasks at The Three Pigeons Plot with a fast and furious 25mins resulting in:

1.  Litter picked.

1. Weeds around the riverside railings and lamp- post annihilated.
2. Leaves around the Plot and adjacent parking spaces swept and composted.
3. Gravel area precision weeded. ‘’Act Two’’

A blitzkrieg approach at The Arcade Rockery and Compost Heap, working against the clock and somehow managing to accomplish one hell of a lot :

1. Compost heap completely turned (revealing fabulous compost for future use)
   1. Lawn border raked and weeded,
   2. Stachys (lambs ears) relocated and watered-into newly weeded rockery.

‘’Finale’’ A group photo in the Arcade Compost Heap (undignified but original) followed by a victory run back to the Tap Tavern. Congratulations to Lucy on getting stuck right in to her first GoodGym session.