A typically hectic morning setting up the Stirchley Community Market with bright sunshine from the sky and our volunteers! Amy, Laura, Morwenna, Eve, Christina, Josie and Sofeen came together to put up bunting and balloons and build the outdoor stalls. Josie did some litter picking around the library community garden finding two big packs of lamb! The task was to make the venue look like a birthday had thrown up on it and GoodGym came through 💪🏼 🎉

Big thanks to everyone who came to help set up and down - there’s always plenty to do but your impact is definitely felt and appreciated!

We joined Moseley in Bloom for their third gardening session of the year, planting new daffodils ‘ Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête' around the edges of the village Green and clearing a planting bed which had become overgrown with wild garlic and needed some TLC.

It was a lovely sunny day, a neighbour bought us vimto and water and we were offered homemade cake afterwards, a Sunday morning well spent!

Tonight, was the GoodGym Xmas do! We did a litter pick around the Jewellery Quarter. Before being greeted by carol singers in 1000 Trades.

We then headed to Cathedral Square for more festivities.

Three GoodGym volunteers headed to Stirchley Baths on the blustery day to help run the Stirchley Community Market! Amy and Sofeen set up tables and helped the community cafe bring in their stock. Michelle joined later in the afternoon and was a star cleaning up tables and giving out stickers! We enjoyed the market with Santa visiting and two choir performances! Set down was then swiftly done for us to all go home and hide from the storm! That night we were all so tired not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse!

This evening we gave the task a miss due to the cold weather and had a steady walk and run around the Jewellery Quarter. Watching out for the ice and slippy spots, we headed out for a 5km run and ending back at 1000 Trades for a cool down and warm up inside!