Tonight's task was a takeover by me, Jenni! 👋 I've been doing my GoodGym fitness leader training, and Amy kindly let me lead tonight's task for my assessment - thank you!

A group of us met at the Community Centre, and I delivered the briefing - where we were going, how we'd get there and most importantly to make sure we were doing it safely!

The walking duo of Diya and Kanika set off, while the runners did a self-led warm up, including Adam's choice of squats and Samrita feeding the chickens! Once our muscles were ready, we set off up the hill and off to the task...

...where the rest of the team met us!

After a chat with our taskowner for the night, Carl, it was clear it wouldnt take us very long, so Amy sprang into action to find us some more bits to do!

The answer to how many GoodGymers it takes to fill a raised bed?

Not very many at all!!

With an efficient team filling wheelbarrows with soil on one side of the building, others navigating round to the beds and a team of levellers, we were done filling the bed in record time! While team soil were working away, teams bike shed and weeders got to work.

Diya and Sophie were having loads of fun scaring everyone cleaning up inside the bike shed with their water throwing and Roberta and Gillian made easy work of the weeds around the building!

With our task, and some bonus bits complete, Amy and Sophie devised a fitness session, making use of the school's play equipment. With standing push ups, tricep dips, balancing and running across the playground, everyone had a good workout!

All that was left to do was to say goodbye to Carl, check who was coming back to base to do our stretches, so we set off into the sunset!

Thanks everyone for a fab evening for me to do my fitness leader assessment! Great road crossings and no spade mishaps 😂 I hope to lead a session for you again soon... and everyone will be welcome when Reading GoodGym is up and running!

This evening we had a change of scenery from our usual Wednesday night stomping ground and went on tour to Bray Parish. Georgeta, Gillian, Matthew, Scarlett, Sophie and Sue joined me to get fit by delivering newsletters to residents in streets around the Holyport Road.

The newsletter informs residents about lots of local services and events such as the Holyport Village Fair, Prostate Cancer Testing, Community Speedwatch and lots more - it is particularly helpful for residents who are less well connected digitally.

Like animals going into the Ark(ley Court), we set off two by two (and with one three) to cover the required area. It was a (Tithe) Close call whether Gillian and I would get lost on Aysgarth Park and Eskdale Gardens but as the saying goes, all's well that Cresswells Mead and we covered a really Lonsdale Way - over 6km in total. Along the way Georgeta, Sophie and Sue said hello to Spring(field gardens), and we all delivered Moor newsletters in the End than I had thought possible Prior(s Way) to joining GoodGym!

When it was time to say goodByland Drive, we all agreed we'd had a great workout and set off for home under a lovely pink sunset.