I have just been leafing through the book Leaves... whilst sitting in my flat in North London (often described as 'leafy')... and I had been thinking I should just leave it but then I decided I couldn't just leave it... and now I've found the chapter I've been looking for: Leaves: To Leave or Not to Leave... and you, dear reader, are now likely bored and will probably leave... and I should just get back to the report!

Our wonderful group of Andy (on their first good deed - welcome!!), Jackie, John, Nivia, and Steve shared an autumnal and active task yesterday - we were at the special Cecil Sharp House, which sits just West of Camden Town and is home our very own home of folk - they celebrate and the old and the new in that scene, and it's a creative haven for many in our community.

Welcomed by the ace Susannah, who maintains gorgeous gardens in CSH's grounds, our task was simple - sweep the leaves, collect the leaves, bag the leaves! The grass and plants need light and air, and the fallen leaves can snatch that from them - our work will give these living bits of green the space they need to thrive this autumn.

Whilst chatting and sharing stories, our merry group of 6 bagged over 10 bags - amazing work, everyone!!

Thank you so much for your time and kindness, and we'll be back at Cecil Sharp House this November!

Every garden has a story... there are the soil and the seeds, then the shoots and the leaves... and I really didn't intend on that rhyming, but as I'm here... perhaps you grew veg next to the hedge, turned vines into wine, cut blooms for your rooms... and maybe you planted an orchard of trees, together with new friends... your community!

But whilst every garden has a story, not every garden is the Story Garden! Which was our own place of community yesterday evening.

Our wonderful group of Alex, Anne, Cat, Chloe, Jackie, John, Nivia, and Steve met by the Crick, warmed up whilst reciting the alphabet, and swiftly turned on our heels towards the British Library and the green space we'd be helping.

GoodGym has a few tasks that epitomize GoodGym. These include bramble bashing, moving unwieldy objects together, digging large holes, and (as was our task yesterday) filling skips!

Met by the brill Holly - the Story Garden's Manager - we got swiftly to our skip.

One group (Alex, Anne, Chloe, and John) took command of one area, sorting and then shifting an assortment of cardboard, wood, and metal.

Whilst one group (Cat, Jackie, Nivia, and Steve) headed to the garden's far end, sorting and wheelbarrowing an assortment of... cardboard, wood, and metal!

Over an hour, our fabulous group filled the skip under the evening's darkening sky - amazing work, everyone!!

Thanks so much for your company and work, and see you next time!!

Welcome to Adam, from just over the border in Westminster, taking on his first ever GoodGym task. Together we shovelled compost from where it mulches on one side of Elm Haven, into wheelbarrows to transport it into beds in the middle of the site, where it will help provide a bed for future community food growth. Again we were watched by a local robin, waiting his chance to pounce on any worms exposed by our work.

When that was done, we helped Jackie and task owner Phil with the weeding.