A bright beautiful morning! Today we helped Val at Northcliffe Allotments while listening to the birds singing and chirping. Very calming while we got some hard work done.

Overgrown tree branches were cut down and bramble cut back in preparation for winter.

Bugs house was filled in with branches and leaves and an excess of branches and bramble moved into a pile for bonfire night on winter solstice.

What a busy morning and plenty to do at Surplus to Purpose (SToP)! Shown around and guided by the lovely Nikki.

Quality checking foods and products on the shop floor and behind the scenes. Stocking up shelves, breaking down cardboard boxes, dealing with customer queries and ensuring the place is clean and tidy to ensure we all are safe and well.

Customers (and me) lining up at the counter with their bargain fresh fruit and veg and even some freebies.

Can't go wrong 🤫

GoodGym Bradford returns to Northcliffe Community Garden supporting the allotment team to prepare for an early bonfire night tonight.

The rain nearly stopped play but at the time of action the sky cleared up.

We cut back trees and bushes. Piled them up to add fuel to the fire. Also we prepared the flower beds to help plant bulbs later in a few weeks.

It involved a lot of muscle power but very therapeutic indeed.