We met up at Old Spike on a chilly January evening, which was a nice way to kick things off after the Christmas break. After a quick warm-up, we headed up to Telegraph Hill and the Christmas tree graveyard.

We split into two teams, led by Lindy and Paulin, and set about collecting abandoned Christmas trees. Between us we managed to pick up a brilliant 12 trees in total. It ended in a draw, so the Percy Pigs prize was shared out all round.

The run back down the hill was much easier, and once we were back at Old Spike we wrapped things up with a cool-down.

Today, with the BPC volunteer team I unpacked and sorted a huge delivery from the Felix Project. The time just flew bye.

Goodgymers Brenda and Joe put in a shift at BPC, Joe was on fruit and veg dutirs and Brenda replenished the fridge, we were so on it, we completed the task earlier than expected. Brilliant session.

Today, I assisted the Borough Pantry volunteer team with unloading, sorting and packing food donations.

Brenda and Olive thanks for volunteering today at Peckham Rye junior parkrun. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by us and all the parkrunners

We rolled up our sleeves at Surrey Docks Farm to turn food scraps into future soil. Through hands-on composting, we learned how waste can be transformed into something valuable, supporting the farm’s gardens while helping the planet—one peel and pile at a time.

And of course we got to feed some animals at the end of the session including lovely Oreo and Penguin cows!