Mary and Kim enjoyed the beautiful sunshine at Poole Park on behalf of Julia’s House as marshals helping people locate the 88 giant Mermaid tails in the Great Tail Trail across Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch.

They were there to help answer questions, collect donations, provide maps and even taking photos of those who had located their next Tail on their map.

Kim walked the 5k route with the friendly bunch of Park runners/walkers in the Role of Tail Walker. It was a slightly soggy start but it fortunately stopped raining just in time for the event to start and ensured a lovely stroll with an official time of 56 minutes and 10 seconds.

There are many different hi-viz hero roles for everyone to get involved at Parkrun but the Tail Walker is a friendly face that’s starts right at the back of the field and is the last person to cross the finish line, ensuring everyone is accounted for.

Laura and Kim were helping other volunteers mulch-titasking moving compost with a combination of wheel barrows and buckets to put around young trees to help suppress the weeds and prevent them drying out whilst they get established. Even a brief April shower didn't put them off!

Thank you to Trees for Wimborne for having us.