This lovely group made their usual fabulous difference.

As this summer's annual London Permaculture Festival approaches, we made the venue feel spic and spam ahead of the big day :)

Thank you, everyone!!

Ms F settled into her new routine of cheese souffles and new, exciting types of cheese. This time, the substitute for much missed Cornish Yarg was Wensleydale with cranberries. Ms F's shopping list also continued to feature the posh strawberries for four pounds. In the absence of her favourite Buxton still water, I had to resort to purchasing a six-pack of Volvic. Although the weight must have been the same as Buxton's the water felt much lighter. I didn't break a sweat while walking with the six-pack and the rest of the groceries to the fifth floor - but I certainly did later, on the Piccadilly line to West London!

Crates were picked up! Crates were put down! Many stairs were climbed!

💥 FUTURE LEADER SOUTHERN COHORT LAUNCHES

To launch the Southern cohort of the Future Leader programme we all came together to help out St Pancras gardens. We did a quick garden tidy up to ensure the area is kept clean for people to enjoy this wonderful green space in the heart of London.

Denzel led a group of runners with Jack leading the group of walkers, with photographer Dave capturing some brilliant shots along the way.

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Future Leaders are young people that will be building leadership skills and care about their community, fitness and social impact. We had people travel in today from York, Plymouth and Cambridge - so amazing to see you all!

🎵 St Pancras Gardens are attached to St Pancras Old Church and have a long history. In 1968, The Beatles were photographed here for a famous series of pictures designed to promote the single "Hey Jude" and the White Album. More recently artists such as Sam Smith have performed concerts there.

🌿 It's a busy place right in the centre of London which attracts a lot of footfall, hence the constant need to keep litter at bay and the paths clear.

🛏 We have all collaborated and made new connections whilst efficiently getting the task done - we also discovered the war of the fallen mattress.

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🙌 Thank you Tyler!
We also had a very special guest speaker - I was joined by the brilliant Tyler Williams-Green for a Q&A session.

Tyler founded The Outrunners Charity in 2015 and shared how he transformed a running club into a charity that last year empowered 1,150+ young people through all their programmes, breaking down deep systemic barriers through fitness, career mentoring and more.

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Huge well done on your 1st good deed Imantha, Ana, Nazifa, Malachi, Tatianna, Luna, Jemima, Javic, Mason, Lubna, Lesley, Rasheed and Jihane.

Such great work everyone 🙌🙌🙌 so excited to see what you all make happen!

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Huge thank you to Havas for allowing us to use their amazing office space for our cohort workshop.

This lovely group met earlier than usual — ahead of England's ill-fated (!) semi final — to make a wonderful difference at Cressfield Close Sheltered Housing :)

They weeded, pruned, dug, and shifted, and they left a brilliant number of ticked-off tasks :)

Thank you, everyone!

In 21st century we encounter rising complexity in most unexpected places. Take a supermarket for example. Ms F sent me yesterday to purchase "Waitrose Baby Jersey Royal New Potatoes". That product had a name made up of six segments! That's three times more complex than my full legal name. I felt so inadequate.

The challenge of remembering that pinnacle of retailer wordsmithing was dealt with by using good old tech: a paper shopping list. After all, those groceries were as simple as taking candy from a baby.

But one question remains unanswered: would Germans be able to make "Waitrose Baby Jersey Royal New Potatoes" a single word? Or maybe two words? Thoughts anyone?