Braving possibly the greyest evening in a while, a super sixteen ran 5km in different directions, helping at the Salvation Army in Deptford and GRACE in Lee.

Oh, Oli, you've done it again with the beautiful puns (the title refers to me losing one of my four gloves, which was found with the help of The Big Light)!

Did you look out of the window at any point today and think 'I'm not going out in that!'? Well our runners looked out and thought 'Bring. It. On!' Admittedly, we had a much smaller group than recent times, with some definitely hearing the call of the sofa, ahem ;) Before we warmed up and set off, I did a little round-up of the weekend's activities, with some of our group out and about helping at the Cancer Research Winter Run and others off on missions, or heading into the bitterly cold wind on long training runs for the Big Half - well done everyone, however you used your time!

If you want to fill your weekend with fun too, there are a few opportunities this coming Saturday:

• A community mission over at the marvellous Wildcat Wilderness

• A community clean-up along the station embankment at Hither Green

• Collecting donations for the Rainbow Trust with our friends GoodGym Bromley, over in Crystal Palace

And you could even fit in a parkrun beforehand!!

Tonight we had two tasks, both in different directions. I led a group to Deptford, to the Salvation Army and Kim and Amber led a smaller group over to Lee, to help at GRACE. Thank you both for your fantastic leading, it's all about the teamwork. Keeping us together at the back were Caireen and Sarah, tip-top back makers.

Hose ride is it anyway?

At the Salvation Army, we were met by Munetsi, who very proudly told us about the space and the work they aim to do in the local community. There are regular playgroups here, with a big outside space tempting the toddlers outside the play. It was our job to have a good look at the play equipment, giving it a scrub down and checking for any broken toys. We also had a sub-team clearing leaves that had been gathered recently by our friends at GoodGym Greenwich. There was a real buzz in the garden, with everyone finding a job that they enjoyed (some more than others Helen!) and feeling a great sense of achievement when we stepped back to see all the leaves cleared and an inviting space filled with gleaming toys - we would love to see the children's faces tomorrow!

Fools brushin

Over in Lee, GRACE have a new space adjacent to their current shop and needed some help giving it a good clean before we go over next week to help set up shop. The space is BIG and a little dusty (though nowhere near as dusty as that first visit we did many moons ago!). It was all hands to the brush or mop, with a line working from the back to the front, one team sweeping and the other fetching hot water to mop in their wake! Working so well as a team, the job was done with enough time to even give the windows a clean - top job!

Back at base, we had just enough time for a quick plank (and moan, there's always a moan when we plank) and a reminder to sign up to next week's run. Have a great week and maybe see you at parkrun.

Not content with the horrific snowstorm of last week, this week we had more like sleety-rain instead. But not to worry because there was lots to do and we were up for it! We awarded our first ever Shit Prize of the Month for 2019 - it went to the lovely Jules who is back after some time off with an injury. She used her time to get her doc checks done and is all ready for missions and coach runs now. Go Jules!

After a warm up we split into three groups - Nicky led small team to a nearby GP surgery to help shovel some soil into planters. Sadly the shovels had been locked away in a room that couldn't be reached so they ended up joining us at the Remakery.

John H led the 1-mile run to the Remakery and Tom H took a group on a longer 4km route to get there. We were greeted by the fabulous team and soon put to work. One team set about dismantling a big wooden table and sweeping the floor. Others took on cleaning up the woodwork space with brooms and hoovers, and others still took on the favourite job of sorting a massive pile of random nuts and bolts into sensible piles of things that are the right size.

After 30-minutes of solid clearing, all of our work was done and we ran home in the nasty sleety-rain before rushing to a warm shower. Great work GoodGym!