On Wednesdays we wear red… ok I'll stop.

On Wednesday, we were so happy to welcome experienced goodgymmer Abi to the Elephant & Castle gang as we headed down to the amazing Nursery Row Park, our second visit as it was the site of our E&C launch just a couple of months ago.

We were digging! It was excellent. The task at hand was to define the line between the flowerbed and the park's grass. Well, the actual task was to define a straight line between the flowerbed and the park's grass and after a few more interpretive attempts, and some very kind and gentle feedback from Luke of the Friends of Nursery Row, we finessed our approach and more or less achieved it! Nothing like a perfect (!) version three.

Don't look too closely at the pictures.

We certainly made quick progress, enjoying the last of the daylight and the first of the year's headtorchlight, after which we took a nice jog back to base at the Castle.

Can't wait for next week - heading back to another brilliant task, helping the team set up the food bank at Draper Hall. Let's go!

On the last day of September some of the usual Elephant & Castle suspects took a beautiful run along the river Thames around to the amazing Lollard Street adventure Playground.

It was a game of two halves: enjoying the last of the day's sun, Tam swept the paths to perfection, as Lena and E&C newcomer (but long time goodgymmer) Audrey made the firepit beautiful. At the more sharp-tool-intensive end of the spectrum, Jorge took care of a stray branch, and Manuel reunited with our old friend the buddleia and some not at all menacing shears.

We headed inside to straighten out the awesome music room and library - Jessie in her absolute element helping Lena & I bring order to the games area.

We'll be back! And it'll be headtorches especially if we want to schedele in a few minutes of crucial free play at the end :D