Young plants need regular watering, especially in this late summer heat. So Alice and David joined Bernie and her fellow local residents, carrying water to the various young shrubs and trees planted on and nearby Stoke Newington Common. It's a task that allowed plenty of time to chat within the group as we carried and watered. Activity and social interaction - an unbeatable combination. Now I'm off for a pint myself.......

This evening, a gaggle of GoodGymmers gathered to help out at Hackney City farm.

Our activities largely centred on building a rather large green pile out of tree offcuts lying around the farm. Some parts required a little extra chopping/sawing to get it to a sensible size. Thankfully for the health-and-safety-concious among us, there were no power tools involved and no obvious injuries by the time we'd finished 👍🏻🥳 The green pile will be sorted by another volunteer group tomorrow.