LEAP FROGGING THROUGH THE TREES

This week we were joined by a very special guest, new Norwhich trainer Steven. We were also joined by GG Barnet newbies Jennie, Jack, Prima and Madeleine – give 'em all a cheer!

After a quick intro we headed down to Cherry Tree Woods to warm up on the grass. Steven took the gang through some new moves and got them all limber and ready to go.

Damian helped Steven lead us to Martin Primary, with Freya our trusty backmarker. We then headed 1.2km down the road (the park is 500m away from the cinema) to meet Tristan and Roger at the school and get to work. They had lots of trees in the orchard they wanted us to help. The team quickly got to work in pairs pulling out the weeds around the trunk and digging a neat little ring around the trees ready for bark.

The school has a wonderful pond, that's currently a little low on water thanks to the sunshine. This did mean we had to navigate our way around many frogs, who were hanging out in our digging zones. Great job to Eleanor and Madeleine who helped me relocated some frogs to the safety of the pond.

The school also has a really cool forest bit, which they use as a forest school. Kids can come and hang out there and learn lots of things in six week blocks. It was incredible. They had a huge tent (parachute) and a fire pit and a clay oven.

The gang very quickly finished with the trees and tidied up, ready for a fitness session from our special guest. Graham joined me on the sidelines, while Steven put the rest of the gang through their paces.

We then ran back to base for stretching and biscuits, courtesty of Hazel.

Next week we'll be running to Long Lane Pasture to shift soil. There's loads to do! Sign up here. Joanna has offered to make something delicious.

And there's a mission on Saturday in Edmonton putting up a fence. Sign up here if you can help.

See you next week!