Great to see Dan for his first Westminster task last night - welcome to our regular task rescuing food that would otherwise been thrown away and transporting it to Under One Sky who then hand it out to rough sleepers!

We joined up with Laura at the first of our three stops that evening, before heading off to collect all the goodies from the second bakery.

After loading ourselves up with flaky, crumbly goodness that would have tragically otherwise ended up in the bin, we made our way to Under One Sky.

Eagle eyed Dan spotted them immediately, so we quickly divested ourselves ready for our next pick up. It was great to have chance to chat as we waited at Pret, and the range of topics was fabulously diverse! From jousting, to learning Russian, to spaghetti westerns and the joys of stubborness, we covered it all.

Three bags of food later, we met up with Under One Sky one last time to hand over our haul. A job well done!

Another Tuesday night collecting food for for rough sleepers, another massive haul of sandwiches, rolls, bread and baked goods!

First stop was the bakery who gave us masses of pastries and fresh bread, a quick pit stop to hand it over and then it was pret for huge sacks of food! We chatted about all the important things- mud larking, the hidden language of emojis and how to fashion the perfect handle on a bin bag! A great evening with a bug impact 

Yesterday we were back at the wonderful Notre Dame Refugee Centre, who provide essential support and services to refugees and asylum seekers, offering food, clothing, and a safe place to turn to in tough times.

A good turn-out for the session meant we had plenty of helping hands to dive into the donations pile. Welcome to Laura, who came along for her very first session – we’re delighted to have you join us, and we hope you enjoyed the organised chaos!

The task in question was sorting through clothing donations. Some of them were great – well-loved items, in good condition, and totally wearable. Others took a little more working out. Where they some kind of futuristic garment or even a piece of clothing at all? A tangle of straps, an oversized shirt with arm holes and no clear purpose, a hybrid blanket/poncho - these all left us scratching our heads.

The real challenge, though, was the kids' clothes. Who knew determining the age for children's clothing would be such a conundrum? “Is this for a 3-year-old? Or a 6-year-old? Could it fit an advanced 2-year-old?” We may not have unlocked all the mysteries of child growth patterns, but we did our best to match sizes with a degree of precision (and guesswork).

After just under an hour, we had achieved good level of organisation: all boxes were cleared off the floor, donations were sorted into their rightful places, and there was a nice, neat space made for the next round of donations.

With the donations sorted and the space cleared, it was good to know that some families will receive items that they really need. Not to mention, we now have expert-level skills in identifying children’s clothing sizes (kind of).