Our Group Run got off to a slightly chaotic start, with two pavement cars making rather a nuisance of themselves. We also all seemed to have different routes in mind, so there were a couple of near-miss human skittle incidents whilst we hurried to all travel in the same direction. Ness also made a rather dramatic entrance on her bike!

Fortunately, I sent a message to Barbara whilst we stood outside in the rain - the visit had slipped her mind thanks to jet lag from her recent trip to LA!

It took us a little while to get organised and start working, but in the intervening times we got to see all the different parts of the Synagogue, including the secret staircase to an even more secret apartment. By the end of our session, the apartment and the Sanctuary were hoovered, the entrance ways swept and mopped, kitchens tidied and a table sanded down ready for staining. Dave channeled his inner Winter Olympian with some mop curling!

We've even found a new side quest - walking a dog for an unwell member of the congregation! For those who have expressed an interest, look out for a rota coming to you soon!

Our litter pick ended up more of a Supermarket Sweep this evening, as we found two trollies at the top of the patb we were clearing. We had a designated rubbish trolley and a recycling trolley, which we did manage to fill in a surprisingly short time.

We doubled the good deed by delivering the trollies back to their homes at the end of the pick.

Thanks to Katie, Dave and Sinéad for suffering through my artistic vision to get some photos for our Portsmouth 100 launch - details to be released soon!

Unfortunately, our planned warm-up in Costa was scuppered when we arrived to find them closed due to "an unexpected maintenance issue" (it involved a lot of mopping), so we instead sampled some delights at the local McDonalds. Dave would not recommend the donut crumble latte, though.