We welcomed Nikki to her first ever GoodGym task tonight, and Sharon to her first Group Run this evening - welcome to the madness, guys!

Our task also took us to a new beneficiary this evening in the form of The Repair Cafe and Library of Things team. Their amazing aim is to promote repairing and sharing as a way of reducing waste - check out their website here.

Clare had literally only just received the keys for their new premises so we were some of the first to get stuck in with the makeover of the space. We got to work peeling tape off the floors, scraping glue off the walls and removing velcro from every conceivable surface. Sharon and Tracey got scrubbing in the kitchen space, which has definitely not seen a damp cloth in a while!

Our visit was rounded off with a biscuit and offers to come and help out again - I'm sure we'll be back in the not to distant future!

The best Jane Austen pun that I could manage... We found out today that Jane Austen's brother was the Church Warden at St Peters and St Paul's in Wymering way back in the 19th Century and is buried in the church yard where we were today.

We welcomed Sharon for her first GoodGym good deed and Jenny & Brian for their second official good deed! Today's mission was to clear the ivy off the front wall and the graves closest to the vicarage. We also did battle with a bay tree which smelt amazing, filled a brown bin to the top and created a very large pile of branches to go into the bin once its been emptied.

It was a very satisfying task as we could see the difference we'd made. We also got a cup of tea and some history of the area from Revd Amy.

Ellie got to take home a baby bottle warmer which is going to be repurposed for canicross... Look forward to seeing the pictures of that!