After weeks of planning, I made it down to Work.Life Soho on a Sunday to met up with the Rep Runners team. With their 9th birthday coming up, they wanted to help give back so planned the lovely Anne and me decided to make a big day out of it. The plan was to run 2.3km to Trafalgar Square and help out a local charity give out food to the homeless.

The vibes during the run was amazing but unfortunately the charity part didn't go to plan. The meet up time on the charity's website was wrong, meaning that once we got there to help they had already left. Luckily for me, the Rep team were very understanding. We ran back to Work.Life, took a funny group pic by the Banksy statue, then enjoyed some snacks and refreshments provided by the Rep team.

The team are still keen on doing some charity work so hopefully we can plan another group one that will go to plan this time.

Brenda popped by with milk and churned out a smile while she was at it. The client was moo- ved by the delivery - proof that a doorstep drop and a friendly face still cream the competition.

Honestly, it's pasteurised time we brought back the milkman rounds, fresh bottles, fimiliar faces, and services that never goes sour.

Gail, Steph and Anna met on the Strand this evening to hand out hot drinks and food to those who needed it.

Due to the wet weather, and a few other charities out and about, the starting queue wasn't as long as normal. We were able to be generous with the portions of Biriyani, and Gail's coffees and hot chocolates went down a storm in the cold.

A couple of people came along with extra donations from Pret and Caffe Nero which all found an appreciative taker. After an hour, everything was gone.

Mrs S had clearly done her (Waitrose based) research this week in readiness for my visit, as it was clear she was on the hunt for the 2 for 1's or multi buy discounts on many of her items - the irony of her asking if two boxes of Scotts Porage Oats (the one with the sturdy looking shot putting scotsman on the box) would be too heavy to carry was not lost on me...

Brenda and Harvey rocked up to Borough Market all ready to help with collecting spare food from the market and local cafes...only to miss the Oasis collection team. But GoodGym folk aren't so easily put off. Brenda came up with a practical plan - they could walk to the Oasis food hub in Kennington and help unload - genius!

So, that's what they did. Chatting on, catching-up and putting the world to rights as they walked.

On arrival at the hub, there was a bit more confusion checking that this thing was happening. But that didn't last long as the Food Connect cargo bike rolled in - whoop!

Our intrepid two got stuck in, helping a couple of regular volunteers to unload the food cargo - job done! And, best of all, nothing goes to waste.

Such a lovely day at the St Andrew's Youth Club. St Andrew's Youth Club is already an amazing facility for the community, but its clear they are always thinking of ways they can improve the space, and that's exactly what we did.

We spent the evening getting rid of all unnecessary waste, organizing excess equipment, and rearranging the room to enhance the effectiveness of the space. Everyone got super stuck in and worked together to find the best adjustments.

An hour in and the space already looked cleaner, more considered and more inclusive. A super productive day led by Adrian, a day that everyone enjoyed.