It was a lovely evening spent with the loveliest people on a task that was really rewarding.

Before we started the task, Karen, Rachel, Nigel, Maurice & Nicola set off for a walk which took us through some lovely woodland where we met some very friendly dogs, saw the odd squirrel and chatted all things Easter (mainly chocolate eggs!) . We walked 2.5 miles in total and that was before we set to work with our very physical task!

Tonight, the aim was to clear 2 overgrown footpaths near to the bus stop in Haslington It has been left to get overgrown for some years - to the point of not even realising there was even a pavement there!

We all set about the task with shovels, hoes, cutters and brushes and soon had the path cleared. It was definitely one of our more physical tasks but also one of our more rewarding ones too. The transformation was quite remarkable!

Well done everyone. A super successful task! You're all amazing Hope the backs aren't aching too much today!

Lots of love Nicola xxx

We were joined by a very special guest as part of the GoodGym / parkrun team this week - Stanley the very cute daschund! Stanley had just returned from his holiday in Norfolk where he'd been enjoying walks on the beach, seeing the seals, long walks, coffees and ice cream - but it was just as lovely for him to be in our favourite park!

Stanley joined Nicola (run director, event set up, course check, and results processor), Karen (timekeeper, volunteer coordinator and communications person), Mark (parkwalker), and Nigel (tailwalker and event close down) . 359 people walked and ran at parkrun this week, made possible by the amazing team of volunteers.

3 GoodGymmers turned out on a sunny but still slightly chilly morning to support Crewe parkrun. This week was a relaunch of "parkwalk" to highlight to people that parkrun is for all paces, and encouraging walking as a way being healthy. It also involved a fight with parkwalk bunting - that wont see the light of day again!

Karen, Nicola and Nigel carried out a wide range of roles today including course check, course set up, volunteer coordinator, run director, tailwalker, course close down, results processor and communications. A brilliant and much valued effort, all before 10am on a Saturday morning!

Another lovely evening spent with the loveliest people helping to make Macon Way a bit cleaner!

Karen, Rachel, Nigel, Maurice & Nicola spent the evening on Macon way collecting a whopping 5 full bags of rubbish.

It was a productive evening and we were encouraged to see that the nights are getting lighter too... makes all the difference!!!

Well done everyone! Another amazing job done!

Lots of Love Nicola xxx

Tonight we were back supporting the wonderful charity Motherwell.

Karen, Rachel, Maurice and Nicola started the evening with a walk down through the beautiful Joey the Swan. As usual, we put the world to rights as we ambled (well, possibly a bit faster than an amble!) our way through the footpaths on a lovely evening. The weather had a definite feel of spring to it which was so nice.

Back at Motherwell, we set to work filling up goodie bags for their International Women’s Day celebrations. It was a bit of a challenge to get a good system in place initially, but once we did, we got into the swing of it and soon had the bags filled.

The evening wasn’t without fun and laughter and it was wonderful to catch up with good friends as always

Well done everyone, you’re all amazing ❤

Have a great week. Lots of love NIcola xxx