A return to an evening task st Emmanuel Church.

This week Sybil had asked if it would be possible for us to give the church a spring clean ready for their Easter services.

A received a very warm welcome from Sybil who then led us into the church.

Brooms,feather dusters and clothes at the ready we split into groups and proceeded to dust and remove as many cobwebs as possible.

Kevin was in charge of ladder holding while Adam gave the ceiling a brush.

Graham and Brad with the help from one of the church wardens fashioned an extra long brush to reach the cobwebs above the arches.

A quick refuel thanks to the wonderful lady wardens who had made us cheese on toast in addition to tea and coffee and fruit,we also finished off my birthday cake. Refueled we made a final push to get the final webs before we said our goodbyes not before Sybil made sure we had some fruit for when we got home.

Kevin and I ran to the Adventure Playground via the Olympic Park.

Tim had walked from Stratford via the River Lea

Hilary was leading the running from the Print House.

Ange met us at the gate,she had a very busy day with over 100 children having spent time enjoying all the playground has to offer.The have a trip on a canal barge coming up which sounds like great fun.

Tonights task was to restack a pile of wood as it had been left with nails sticking out and quite precarious.

Some of the small pieces will be uses for the fire pit and pizza oven.

Wood restacked we went to have a look at the tadpoles in the newly built pond. The pond is part of a project to have a pathway of small ponds along the Lea Valley to increase amphibians.

We said our goodbyes and headed home.

Next week we are heading to see Sybil at Emmanuel Church

With the clocks having changed and the days finally stretching out, this week's GoodGym Newham run to Care4Calais felt a little different – for once, we could actually see where we were going and more or less what we were doing when we got there! That said, the air still had a chilly bite to it, making sure we didn’t get too comfortable on the run over.

Meeting at the PrintHouse, Graham, Martin, Nick, Rosa, and I laced up and set off at a steady pace, making our way across Stratford to Care4Calais. Shoutout to Nick on his 599th good deed – a true 'Kevin Prince' milestone! Meanwhile, Kev and Shaz ran from theirs to met us there, ready to get stuck in with another evening of shoe pairing and general clothes sorting.

Upon arrival, we jumped straight into action and had a great session of sorting, chatting, and occasional moments of shoe-related detective work.

Looking forward to the next one already! See you all next week - we're off to the Hackney Marshes Adventure Playground where Ange will no doubt have a solid task lined up for us.

Another painless pick up and drop off of Miss S' medicine from the friendly Royal Docks pharmacy this morning, with all parts of the plan coming together without a hitch.

Miss S called me "wonderful", and I got a healthy (and free) dose of Vitamin D whilst doing it - what's not to like.

A delay to our run today meant no visit to Wanstead Flats parkrun.

Kevin and I made our way to Emmauel Church.

They church was holding a stay and play session inside the church hall for local children and their parents.

Sybil greeted us and let us know today we would be planting gladioli bulbs that she had donated from her allotment.

Due to the recent warm weather the ground was hard but gave us a good wotk out.

Was great to be able to see the daffodils we planted last year in full bloom and the tulips are just starting to flower.

Once all the bulbs had been planted we headed into the church for refreshments, Sybil always provides an amazing assortment of goodies for us to enjoy.

The reverend and a member of the congregation were busy making beautiful bouquets to be given out at tomorrows Mothering Sundays service.

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My last visit to the Royal Docks pharmacy was during the Covid era, so it was good to reacquaint myself with the once familiar neighbourhood. The pharmacist, efficient as ever, knew exactly who I was picking up for before I'd even got to the counter, so it did feel as if somethings haven't changed too much!

With the sun out, it was then a pleasant walk to drop off Mrs S's medicines at her front door, and with time in hand, I took the opportunity to go and gaze at the (infamous) Beckton Alp - Beckton may not be a patch on Davos for picture postcard chalets, but at least it shares a mountain view and blue skies...