Model Citizens

It was a mild Tuesday evening when sevenofus descended on Tenovus to help redecorate their window displays. After a brief post-lockdown catch-up, both with each other and with Carl from Tenovus, we went inside ready to begin – bearing in mind the win-DOs and win-DON'Ts of the current social distancing rules. "Hold your clothes-horses," said Carl once we entered, "Before you start, I have a surprise for Ben."

He disappeared into a back room and reappeared moments later, carrying a huge cake and a going-away present for our glorious run leader, who will shortly be stepping down from his position in GoodGym Cardiff and moving to Cornwall.

The writing on the cake read, "Good Luck Ben," no doubt referring both to his imminent relocation, and to the amount of luck he'll need to eat such a huge cake.

Ben thanked Carl for such a kind gesture and then we got to work: stripping down the mannequins in the windows and scouring the shop for the trendiest outfits in which to redress them. There was no time for a dummy run – everything had to be right first time. Luckily, our stylistic choices were validated early on when our half-finished display caught the attention of a passer-by who would no doubt return in the morning to buy the whole lot.

After the dummies (and the mannequins) were finished, the displays were completed with a few choice book selections, and then we had just enough time to play a few rounds of "Guess the price of this surprisingly valuable item" before we bade farewell to Carl and went our separate ways.

Thanks to Emma and Ellen for the help with the puns – it would have been a pane to think of them all myself!