We were given three rein

The increasingly chilly evenings are proving no match for the might of GoodGym Hounslow! It might mean cold fingers and toes (except for shorts and tshirt loyalist Stef!) but there's always a job to be done...

The task in question last night was at Cavendish School, a task which in fact turned out to be no less than three separate jobs. But first it was a question of a quick warm up, a swift run down to the site and then finally to crack the code of the missing tools.

We managed to gain access, which given past history was no means a given! We then made our way to a new storage area, used the complicated set of numbers and letters to make our way in only to find the cavernous space....empty of tools! (although there were some exciting scooters that everybody was itching to get their hands on).

Next stop, the tools cupboard. That too was devoid of resources. Just as we were searching through an old cardboard box and starting to wonder how we were going to get anything done, business manager Jacolyn came round the corner and to the rescue! She brandished a shiny key which unlocked the gleaming portal to The Cellar of Many Tools.

From then on it was action stations! Team One grabbed brooms, trolleys and bags and got cracking clearing the carpet of leaves that covered the carpark and grass, a job which seemed never ending but which they managed to make an enormous difference. Meanwhile Team Two were tackling the overgrown mass of nettles and thistles, and at the same time figuring out just the who the heck was gen X, millenial and alpha. There are some very satisfying before and after shots to check out which show how much they pulled up.

Over on the pavement Team Three were lopping, trimming, cutting and clearing their way through an enormous hedge. They were simultaneously deciding who in the group, if our teacher was Mr Scott Francis, would be the naughty one, the good one, the one in detention and the one in the top set! No names named here...

Finally all three jobs were completed, so we warmed up with a run back to base. There is loads coming up, including this community mission to help plant spring bulbs at Harvard Hill which is a little short on sign ups so far! If you can make it I know the local group will be really appreciative of the help.

Don't forget that our festive social is on 13th December following our last group run of the year - I hope you can make it!