After a week of cascading prices, TRAID in Kilburn's sale ended on Tuesday night so we went along to help the staff and other volunteers close it out.

Now the sale is over, the stock has to go back to TRAID's warehouse, where it will be kept until next year when it's back in season, and sent out to a different branch.

With experience of a few different TRAID sales between us, there are different methods by branch. On this occasion, our brief was to fold the goods, or at least lie them flat in the boxes such that they'd fit a bit more efficiently. Amongst our 'fold medallists,' we were lucky to have help from TRAID Community Mission veteran Emily, and Analiese over from Hammersmith& Fulham GG, thanks for visiting!! 🤝

With 10 or so pairs of hands on the job, it took a little over an hour for us to get 3 big boxes of clothes filled, just in time for the drivers from TRAID to arrive and take them away on the wagon.

Thanks for coming team, and to Kat and Emily for some puns. 🙏

Pete and Tabitha met in Willesden and each chose a few exercises to warm and loosen up . We then ran the scenic route through the lovely Gladstone park to Clitterhouse farm where our fellow goodgymers Danny and Kat had already arrived and got stuck in. Danny and Kat had to dilute and divide 12million nematodes, splitting them into 8 watering cans to add to the raised beds, it is a natural slug controller and should protect the crops that Clitterhouse are going.

The back of the garden needed a clear out and Pete Pete wheelbarrowed barrowloads of garbage out of the garden. The final task was clearing out the outdoor shelves and tidying the huge stash of garden nets, pots and compost bags. Tabitha made a start but once the other jobs were complete , it was all hands on deck. Folding metres of nettting is much easier in a team! Chatting as we went, the time flew by and by the time we had finished the back of the garden looked much neater and far more organised.

We said goodbye, promised to return again soon and made our way back

Great work by all, see you next time!

It was such a pleasure to meet Mr R today and spend a few hours to help him get set up for Passover, which is starting this weekend.

Alongside cleaning the place down and laying out mats on all the food surfaces, it meant swapping out all the food preparing and eating equipment with a whole different set, which is only used on Passover. The physical lifting and logistics in a small flat meant Mr. R wouldn’t be able to do it alone.

He was so warm and gracious and even sent us away with a box of matzo, which we started on immediately we left. We also got to have a nice long walk in the sun, have some lunch out and witnessed the extraordinary sight of a load of bees who’d lost their mummy, so were waiting by a lamp post together.

Today Sabina, Karen, Helen, Lee and Liz met for a short warm-up. Sabina then led the way to Clitterhouse Farm.

When we arrived Valentina, Kat and Danny had already started chipping in by weeding the flower beds. Sabina joined this team.

Becka, Helen, Karen, Lee and Liz were quick to chip in too by moving the wood chippings with spades and a wheelbarrow. The chippings were moved to areas which easily become water logged to soak up the extra water.

The time flew by and it was soon time to chip in with the tidying up and then to return to base to eat chips!