Help Friends of Raynes Park Station with watering and other jobs

Note that the session needs to start promptly at 7pm so please try and get there a little earlier/on time (to sign in etc). The listing shows 6.30pm as this is the meeting time if you are joining the group run beforehand (further details below) and you are welcome to add a walk/run/cycle beforehand from another location and invite others to join you - there's an option under 'Getting There' so feel free to use it.

You will need to have completed the SWR induction training at Raynes Park Station to access the platforms. If you have not completed this don't worry as most of the jobs we are helping with are outside the station and along the embankment.

We will be meeting with Liz (who will be wearing a pink hi-vis SWR jacket) outside Raynes Park station entrance on Approach Road (NOT the Starbucks side!) for a briefing and then split into groups to tackle the jobs.

The main job is watering but the compost also needs to be turned. A reminder that we cannot move along or work on the platform until 7.30pm so there may need to be careful organisation of how we spend our time ;).

Please bring gardening gloves or similar if you have them. Otherwise equipment will be provided including watering cans/buckets, and a trolley. Note that Friends of Raynes Park volunteers may also be on hand to help. Please indicate if you are unable to do any lifting or other jobs as there will be be some lighter tasks (pruning) available.

Points to note - There are very strict rules in place about alcohol and drug consumption. If consumption has taken place within the last 12 hours, volunteers are not permitted onto the railway premises. - Suitable clothing is required e.g. enclosed shoes (no sandals), trousers (no shorts), long sleeves preferred and obviously no high heels, swimwear, dangling jewellery, skate boards, scooters etc. - Do bring glasses if you wear them, long and short distance in case you have to enter a code to open a door or to see a train coming down the track from a distance. We also ask volunteers to wear their hearing aids.

GROUP RUN DETAILS: meeting point at 6.30pm is The Leather Bottle, 277 Kingston Road, London SW19 3NW - distance will be 2-3km. There may be a run back, depending on interest. Please sign up to indicate you will be joining this so we know who to expect.