Josh Tabitha and Pete met at Beer n Burger, warmed up, then jogged a couple of k's to the Gladstone Park allottments, where we met Beatriz and Tania and Carol who runs them. Carol organised us, giving us tools and gloves. Tania was joining for the first time, so welcome Tania 👍. Beatriz and Tabitha used wheelbarrows and forks to transport wood chippings to create new paths while Josh Tania and Pete dug over a patch of garden to return nutrients to the soil. Carol gave us yummy juice and cake at the end, then some of us walked home, the rest jogged the couple of k's back to Beer n Burger where we cooled down and finished. Great job! Well done! See you next week.

After a weekend whirl of sunshine, Monday reminded the crew it was still April with icy winds. As Tabitha, Samina & Josh met at Beer and Burger ready to stay warm. An attractive run down past Queens Park to get the blood pumping to meet Lee & Beatriz for some high energy Queens Park Council newsletter deliveries! No time to stay still London wind, the team expanded out over Portnall Road to reach the mail slots and letterboxes of the residents within council region. With a small uphill run back to the starting location, the team earned a well deserved sit down in Beer and Burger afterwards.

With Tabitha, Josh & Catherine looping up outside Beer & Burger for a needed warm-up for those fresh off a half marathon. A slow run was begun for the first task at Clitterhouse farm for 2024. Meeting Lee and Cherian upon arrival. With fresh paintings up upon entrance and tuliups blooming to welcome us, we gloved up with buckets and forks in hand. With a heap of compost to overturn and move to a new location. We were moving mountains not molehills. Working in the farm, mother nature decided we needed feeding and bestowed buckets of rain down on us ensuring we were well watered. With some smooth transitions of team work, effort was shared and compost was delivered. With a meandering movement back to Beer & Burger for a well deserved drink to celebrate the changing of season and type of tasks!

Tabitha and Pete ran to Abbey Community centre and met Lee who was waiting with Jason and 100 flyers .

We wanted to stay and play table tennis but had deliveries to do so made our way to Rowley way to deliver the flyers

Lee had a bad knee so we walked back

Back at TRAID after their sale once again! Emily, Lee, Beatriz and Cherian arrived raring to go and immediately got to business getting clothes off the hangers and onto the floor. From the floor the clothes then got ceremoniously chucked into huge cardboard boxes and cages to be transported back to the warehouse. Next is everyone's favourite task - pairing up all the shoes. Sparkly heels and red trainers are a doddle but tens and tens of similar black women's shoes of slightly differing style is more of a challenge. But between us we got there in the end! Final task was blitzing the hangers chucking them all into boxes, and clearing the clothes rails to the side of the room to allow the team to do a big clean tomorrow while the store is closed. The store staff are always so grateful and it was definitely a big job well done!!

On Monday Nash, Samina, Pete and Tabitha ran to Brent Mencap where we were promised mountains of shredding.... and there definitely was!! Three huge boxes were waiting for us. We split into two teams with the Men Manning the Shredders and the ladies preparing the sheets and clearing the waste.

We thought it would be a never ending task however with our team work we managed to complete all the shredding in the session. Grate work! ;-)

We emptied the bags into the recyling bin and jogged back to our meeting point for a well deserved drink.