There were two GoodGymers in the kitchen at FoodCycle this evening, both in need of some mental maths as Martin and Gill tried to work out how many packets of mince pies made 100. When they get hot and bothered in the kitchen the old grey cells don't work as quickly as normal. Martin was also using his maths brain to treble up quantities for a vat of his special custard, while Gill was working out how many litres of cream were required for 60 portions of potato dauphinoise. The Goodgymers, OMar, Moamal amnd Dee on the hosting team had less maths to do out front, as there was plenty of food to go round, so it was an easy job to ensure all the guests got a portion of the three course tonight - a vegetable frittata for starters, potato dauphinoise and veg for main, and delightful mince pies and custard for pudding. They were also able to enusre all guests got a generous goody bag as Gill had done a great job with her hubby in collecting a large quantity of surplus form the supermarket yesterday.

Tonight, 3 Goodgymers from Luton helped a local community group from the Shri Guru Ravidass Sangat temple celebrate the New Year and reflect on all their achievements from the last 12 months. This task involved setting up tables, clearing down and packing away tables and chairs and ticking off names on the door as people entered. There was music, food and drink and we were also invited to present 2 of the 4 awards that were given to some of the volunteers that work so hard to support the group with all they do in the community. Whilst Duncan and I were doing our best Max and Paddy impression, Omar was helping out in the kitchen. I think we had a positive impact on the evening and we look forward to helping them out again soon. Great work guys. We'll done

Six members ran across town to the 61 Football Club where the clubhouse needed a good dusting, scrub down and polishing.

Grateful for an indoor task on a clear and frosty evening we set straight to work and got everything shiny and spotless before celebrating Gill reaching 400 good deeds with fun size chocolates to refuel before heading back out into the cold to run into town and complete our session for the evening.

Week 1 of The BIG January tidy up is complete. Lot's of rubbish collected and an amazing effort by all who took part. Well done team 👏

This week was our first Tub2Pub task and GoodGymers had persuaded their families to finish up the Christmas chocolates so that they could take the empty tubs to a Greene King Pub for their charity recycling scheme. All proceeds from the recycling will be given to Macmillan. Pam was first on the task, and deposited her tub at the Biscot Mill on New Year’s Day. Omar, Martin, Gill and Laura joined together on the 3rd to make their way there to leave their tubs in the cage. Then on the 4th it was Ella’s turn at The Ewe and Lambs in Dunstable and Dani at the Hansom Cab. And our final Tub2Pubber this week was Duncan again at the Biscot Mill.

A team of 6 Goodgymers joined the rest of the Friends of Peoples Park for the monthly litterpick! Here's what we found:

• 11 bags of general waste • 5 bags of recycling • 1 bed cover including clothing • 1 broken steering wheel lock • 1 dumbbell (4kg) 💪 • 1 headless baby doll • 1 (toy) dolphin 🐬