We made our first trip back to MOPP for a few years this evening and seeing how much the service has grown in that time was amazing.

Our task was to shift a massive pile of sofas to create two walk-through passages, making it easier for staff and volunteers to see what items they have available.

There was lots of lifting and shifting, and application of skills from classic games Tetris and Jenga!

Jen and Dave have also taken up the new hobby of furniture parkour after realising sometimes the path of least resistance is over rather than through!

We were back at St Faith's this evening after a long break and the team seemed pleased to have us back!

Rodney, Eleanor and Judy tackled the litter around the site, finding a number of interesting items, including an abandoned handbag.

The rest of the squad battled the unforgiving bindweed, budlia and general weeds. Two massive Hippo bags were filled in just under an hour. Myself and Dave discovered a chonky wee toad whilst bagging up cuttings, leading to probably the highest pitched squeak I've ever made.

We enjoyed a lovely cup of tea and some biscuits courtesy of Jenny and John at the end of the visit. What a lovely evening out!