Our small but mighty team made a big impact in a short space of time this evening. Barbara tasked us with clearing the heavy-duty grass that has spread between the paving slabs of the rose garden.

The long grass came up in a very satisfying way, but the shorter weeds and moss put up more of a challenge. Enter the emotional support scraper!

I'm sure we'll be pulling grass burrs out of our hair and clothes for the rest of the evening, but what a great job we did!

Dave and I joined up with volunteers from Fratton Community Pantry and Action Asylum to pack down after the cultural event at St Mary's Church.

We arrived in time to see the last couple of performances - local dance groups demonstrating dance and music styles from their cultures.

We then got to work packing down gazebos, then removing, folding and storing their tops. I employed some yoga moves to help squeeze the air out. Very reminiscent from my days camping with the guides!

Lastly, we helped bring some resources back down Fratton Road to the pantry for storage. I very much enjoyed being able to carry a giant phoenix - although we did get some very strange looks from passers by!

We wrapped up the day with a five-mile run - despite it being 6pm when we started, it was still crazily toasty!