This morning I arrived to marshall this junior parkrun and encourage them in the heat to keep going.

Goodgymers from several different areas brought and dropped for their local food bank. Every little bit helps.

Claire, Emily and Saber continued to keep the GoodGym flowerbed watered in the drought pulling buckets of water out of the river for a great work out.

The plants are loving the water and the new ones are starting to flower.

Gave my 81st full-blood donation in Hinchley Wood (Surrey/London border). All went well.

I spent a bit of time tackling the weeds taking over Mr. A’s driveway today. It might sound like basic yard work but for a blind guy, those overgrown roots and stray weeds are like actual landmines. They mess with tactile cues underfoot and are huge tripping hazards.

Clearing all that scruff out gave him a smooth, predictable path again—making sure he can walk to his own front door safely and with total confidence.

It was a hot and sweaty evening, but that didn't stop an incredible team effort as we helped Voices of Hope prepare for their move into Kingston Library. We wasted no time getting started, splitting into teams as soon as we arrived. Dave, Luke, Marcos, John, Jana, Sabir and newcomer Hannah took on the heavy lifting, carrying desks, cabinets, pinboards and other bulky furniture down flights of stairs and into the waiting skip.

Another team tackled a ground-floor room packed from floor to ceiling. We uncovered everything from children's books, stickers and umbrellas to an old projector screen, mountains of shredded paper, a coat stand and even a monkey face cut-out board, which naturally became the star of our group photo later!

It quickly became clear that the fastest approach was a human chain. Claire, Anna and Emily kept everything moving, with paper sorted for recycling while the rest of us passed item after item towards the skip.

Outside, John soon earned the title of "King of the Skip", climbing aboard to pack everything in while Dave joined him to make the most of every inch of space. By halfway through, the skip was already nearly full.

Louise kept us organised, directing what needed clearing next, while cardboard was flattened and everyone pitched in. After a quick water break to admire how much we'd achieved, we tackled one final room full of heavy boxes, discovering a fascinating old book filled with historic photographs of Kingston Library that may even be of interest to the museum.

As the last items disappeared, Sekar swept whilst Anna vacuumed and Louise, Hannah and Marcos helped pick up the many small paper pieces off the floor. Nikita kept the human chain flowing of the last few bits to the skip. Hannah even rescued a few children's books for her classroom.

In just one hour we'd filled a skip, emptied multiple rooms and left the building ready for Voices of Hope to move into their new home. We celebrated with chocolate bars, plenty of smiles and a brilliant group photo—some of us perched on the skip, others pulling faces through the monkey cut-out.

A fantastic evening of teamwork and an amazing amount achieved in just one hour! 💚