If the team thought last week's help getting Growbaby ready for its move to new premises in Kingston was tough, then it was time to think again.

After taking all of their stock up to the top floor, this week involved moving everything out of the shop altogether and into vans and lorries.

We were lucky to have a good squad on the ground as everything from bookshelves to cupboards, rails, boxes, toys and even a sofa had to find their way in.

Dave, Claire, Laura, Jonathan, Sabir and Marcos carried everything out while Cinthia and Rachel used remarkable spatial awareness to haul everything around the vans and lorries to pack as much in as possible. Tom enjoyed himself far too much moving the platform up and down.

The task was completed in solidarity with This Girl Can and their Let's Lift the Curfew campaign to highlight the issues for women being able to continue outdoor activities during winter.

They're such a great bunch at Growbaby and it was a pleasure to get active and help them on their way to an exciting new home.

Armed with head torches, bright lights and an hour to make a difference, Kingston GoodGym headed into the darkness at Claremont Gardens to help Kingston Council improve the pond area.

After a briefing from Georgina, we split into two teams. Jonathan, Dave, Rachel and Anna tackled the invasive sumac threatening the pines, quickly filling garden waste bags with the help of saws and loppers.

Meanwhile, Jana, Tom and Georgina took on the two willows beside the pond. Tom sawed through the larger willow’s main trunk, and we chopped up the branches before turning our attention to the smaller tree.

Small willow, BIG roots! All three of us dug and cut our way around its surprisingly deep root system, discovering that the rope edging the pond was tangled in it too.

The larger willow proved too much for our tools and one saw sadly met its match during Jana’s attempt! We focused on the smaller willow instead, managing to remove most of its roots through a determined team effort.

An hour well spent, with bags filled and good progress made. A community group is being sought to help care for the gardens, so hopefully our efforts will sow the seeds for more local involvement.

Well done, everyone! Where there’s a willow, there’s a way!