Did some prep for some workshops - cutting up a load of planks of wood which will soon become bug hotels!

Very hot work but satisfying with a lovely bunch of people.

At Beckenham Green this time I was charged with getting the last of the autumn's leaf fall out from under some bushes, where the old brown leaves just will not disintegrate! I loaded up a black bag of them and left the space tidier.

Before heading off I also helped the Friends move a fence to create a better shaped enclosure, and it looks much better now :)

It was nice to meet Sara and shift 4 heavy wooden sleepers for Bromley Mencap this evening.

We're building some new planters with them in a few weeks time which will house some new plants outside their community hub in Norman Park! 🌷

A great workout for a great organisation! 💪

Louise, Andrew, Sara and Hannah joined the friends of the Palace Park for another volunteering session! Things got off to a ceremonial start with Bromley‘s mayor coming by to cut the ribbon for the official entrance to the park; he then joined a guided walk around six of the Bromley parks with several other interested parties. Meanwhile, we headed over to the other side of the lake to get back to clearing away ivy, brambles and laurel (and rubbish) to make space for more plant diversity. Andrew managed to tackle a huge overgrown holly too. Great work!

A lovely chilled session supporting Greener & Cleaner at their Community Garden.

We completed a couple of tasks:

🐎 Louise shifted a load of manure onto the compost heap so it can rot down with all the green waste and make some “black gold”

🔩 Meanwhile Hannah and I put together some weird metal tables for use at some workshops.

👍 Top Job

Ria and I met up with Ian and the Friends of Beckenham Green group to do a tidy up now that the weather has decidedly shifted for the better!

We were tasked with raking the last of the fallen leaves from last year out of some bush. Between that and a bit of weeding, it looks much clearer.

We also helped with litter picking - Ria acquired a small bottle cap collection 😀