Another brilliant day volunteering at the farm! We mixed up the perfect growing blend for the tomatoes before planting them out, then spent the rest of the session watering what felt like every corner of the garden—everything was definitely feeling the heat and in need of a good drink.

The highlight had to be meeting the farm's newest arrivals: the adorable calves, who only arrived this week, and, of course, catching up with the ever-curious goats for some well-earned cuddles.

A productive day of muddy hands, happy plants, thirsty gardens, and very cute farm animals! 🌞🌱🐄

In a rare alignment of planets, this month Horsenden Farm did not have any of his standard crew of 'leaders'.

No problem at all and all hail to COMMUNIST GOODGYM! WE ARE ALL LEADERS!

Oopss. I got a bit carried away. 😅

No problem at all. Amy, Freya and Gus met with Magda from the Friends of Horsenden Hill and we got to it (There may have been a quick coffee and pastry stop on the way)

The task today was to help clear up the pond. One of the volunteer hopes to make it less steep for wildlife to get into it but before that the current situation needs assessing and as it is it's just overgrown.

So we got started with moving a pile of logs until.... Delphine made an appearance!!!

We had perhaps been a little too keen on getting started that we did not wait for anyone else that was maybe perhaps on their way. But she found us and got to it straight away too.

Logs piled up. It was time to get to the fun bit! Barbed wire. Amy showcased her wire cutting skills while Freya and Delphine started bashing the overgrowth while Gus helped dismantling the fencing. After a little bit of tea discussion we actually got offered a lovely cuppa from Magda. That was needed to help finish the job.

While there is more to be done, a large part of the fencing is now gone and a good chunk of the pond cleared up. A pizza well earned!

Until next time!

We arrived at the meeting point and then travelled together to the charity shop. Once we arrived, we started working. First, we sorted and packed books into boxes, making sure they were organised and ready for storage. After that, we moved on to sorting clothes. We separated the clothing items and placed them in their appropriate sections around the shop to help keep everything organised and accessible for customers. The team worked efficiently throughout the session, helping the charity shop organise its stock and create more space for customers and donations.