Four of us returned to the 3P’s on a misty evening down by the riverside. Monika and Nina started by weeding the lawn to help tidy up the area, and Chris did a great job removing moss from the path.

We also spent time at our 3P plot doing some additional tidying and sweeping up the leaves.

It was a great effort from everyone involved—thank you all for the hard work. We’re already looking forward to returning next month!

Three of us spent Saturday morning at the Three Pigeons Plot (3P’s) to give the area a bit of a tidy up.

There was plenty of weeding to keep us busy, some moss clearing, and Chris also did some litter picking to help keep the plot looking its best.

One of the nicest parts of the morning was how many people stopped by to chat. Several passers-by commented on how much they enjoy seeing the colourful plants in the plot and how lovely it looks.

Even after our efforts, there are still a number of tasks waiting for us for our next visit on Monday evening.

A trip out to Mortlake this Monday evening to help with some cutting and laminating for recipe cards at AFC Powerstation. Spring has just sprung and with that comes with warm welcome of more comfortable temperatures, longer daylight hours and shorts for running!

This evening we welcomed Tatielly for the first time at what turned out to be a perfect first time task: lots of chance to chat and do DBS checks for social visits alongside doing good for the amazing work they do at Achieving for Children.

In addition, it may not be one of the t-shirt milestones but its certainly a big one as Jp hit 750 tasks! What a massive contribution to Richmond-upon-Thames ❤️

What looked like it might turn out to be a pleasant morning surprised the 5 GoodGymers who met at Richmond station to go leafleting - the temperature stayed unpleasantly low and it was quite gusty. But the weather didn't dampen our spirits as we set out armed with a pack each of leaflets from the Richmond Good Neighbours charity. We headed to the streets off the Kew Road, one of Richmond GG's happy hunting grounds for leafleting, and split into teams.

Adam and Luis started off going to the southerly roads while Cathy, Harry and JP tackled those further up the main road. Around half-way through we met up again, crossed the Kew Road and weaved our way through the residential areas on the other side.

We finished up after around an hour having delivered the vast majority of our leaflets, with Cathy offering to take the surplus back to ETNA. Then we headed on our way to enjoy the rest of Saturday and the weekend!

A trip out of Richmond centre to Petersham Common to pick up the litter that is sadly discarded along the roadside.

A welcome return to Sea Scouts this evening, though not via the river path that has been underwater a lot the last few days!

Task Owner Russell met us there to explain what needed to be done in the dark: cut back all of the hedge coming through the current old wooden fence in preparation for the old one to be removed and a secure new metal fence to be placed.

Choppers, loppers and a trimmer were the tools of the day, along with some floodlights, and with Russell joining in too, we managed to cover a long section in 45 minutes, as well as some driftwood sorting into the bonfire piles.

The evening finished with a steady run back to Richmond, but not before a sudden interruption for a passer-by who had heard a strange creature in distress - we came running and found some mating toads who were not keen on any help! 🐸