6 Goodgymers headed to a small and secret garden just off Lyncombe hill to help the Bath Preservation Trust.

Provided with sheers, clippers, gloves and determination we cleared large areas of holly, bind wind and brambles to reveal the garden wall and borders once again.

It's a huge task and we cleared a large corner in just one hour. It's amazing what can be acheived with 6 people.

Well done team! Until next time :)

Meyrick and Helen made their way to Alice park in the glorious sunshine to help at the community garden.

First job was to take down the bunting from a previous event. Meyrick climbed the ladder whilst Helen ensured it didn't topple over.

Next job was to chop up clippings from the gardening ready for composting. Using garden shears we chopped away trying to avoid all the creapy crawlies that were making their escape. Next Meyrick moved composted clippings into a new store, whilst layering with our fresh clippings as apparently this helps create the right environment for composting!

Another great job done and a great start to a Sunday.

6 Goodgymers made their way on a lovely, sunny and warm evening to help Trauma Breakthrough with their garden.

The grass was at least knee high in places and we were armed with tools to complete the job. From lawn mowers to strimmers, brushes, weeding tools and loppers.

We had an hour and made really good headway. Clearing a path to the tree so that the groups have somewhere to sit for their sessions and leaving other areas of wild flowers for the insects and environment.

Great job everyone!

Goats, pigs, miniature horses and Goodgymers got together on Saturday for a fun time at the farm.

Loading wheelbarrows full of yummy leftovers of pruned plants to drop off in the goat enclosure for some great underfoot food. Meyrick got inside the goat shelter to lay their hay bedding.

Helen fed the huge pig in the next door enclosure who was eyeing up the hay.

Next job was to load up the wheelbarrows with something much less desirable....manure! Jane, Stephen, Emily and Meyrick wheel their manure down to the horse enclosure only to find out that the farm had mislaid the key for the gate! So one by one, they lifted the wheelbarrows of muck over the gates being careful not to get covered! Then off down to the vegetable garden to deposit the manure for the vegetable growers!

Another job done for the lovely team at the farm followed by an enjoying cafe stop for some refreshments :)

The inclement weather continued this week and 8, (yes 8), GoodGymers Turned it On Again to help the Genesis trust with multiple tasks. So it rained again, but conveniently for the rain only for the journey time to and from the mission.

But that was helpful for the three GoodGymers that were weeding the drive outside of the warehouse, probably a little annoying for the others that were given tasks indoors.

Let's have a roll call, Ruth, Kate, Sarah, Helen, Tanya, Emily, Mike and Meyrick, What a turn out, but our kind host ensured we all had a Job to Do.

Sarah, Tanya and Meyrick set about weeding outside and managed to complete all areas designated for this job in the hour we had.

Elsewhere, there was no Misunderstanding as plenty of work was to be done. Genesis Trust don't just do food, they also do books, and a good deal of these needed to be sorted into boxes, GoodGymers Ruth, Kate, Helen, Emily and Mike getting right in and Carpet Crawling as they boxed books and flattened boxes.

Another successful mission, we did so much in one hour, good work team.

(apologies for the really bad Genesis song references in this report)

April comes, and struggles to commit to Spring, as despite some sunny days recently the temperature has been a little on the chilly side.

In the sheltered courtyard of St John's Court however, we found ourselves in almost mild conditions as four GoodGymmers, Richard, Helen, Emily and Meyrick rocked up to help remove the Winter's weeds from the courtyard outide the dining hall.

This care/retirement home is in a lovely setting by the riverside and it's important that the residents can fully enjoy the outside areas as the weather warms up.

There were a lot of weeds though, but we are GoodGym and we made quick work of removing them with the limited tools we had at our disposal.

With a hope that Spring proper is only weeks away, let's hope the residents can enjoy this area all the better as the weather warms up.