Gosh, that was a blustery one!!

In slightly different running conditions from last week's heatwave, four of us headed off from Hilsea Lido before collecting the rest of the crew at the Mountbatten Centre. We welcomed Paul to his very first session - epic commitment to come to a beach task when it's blowing a hooly!

Judy's recommendation to bring smaller bags was certainly a good idea, as bin bags would probably have doubled as parachutes with the additional sea "breeze". Weighed down with a few large stones (and a random shellsuit), we got to work filling our bags.

The more interesting finds included a drill picked up by Katie, Andy's mysterious 6 / 9 / g and most fun of all, a message in a bottle!! Sinéad messaged the number on the note, I'll keep you posted if we find out from where and when it came.

Epic work in challenging conditions, folks, well done! I think my favourite photos might be the ones featuring Andy in a t-shirt and shorts whilst Louisa looks ready for an Arctic Expedition 🥶

After deciding to mix it up with a little run / walk down to the Synagogue because of the heat, and picking up a bonus Katie L along the way, Barbara set us straight to work trimming back the sycamore growing in the flower beds. The saplings were growing from the stumps of previously felled trees, so we weren't able to fully uproot them, but we made a good effort. Barbara kept us hydrated with some orange squash, and Andy's plums (oi oi) provided a refreshing snack.