The heat of last week seems a long time ago... but it was enough for an emergency callout from the Blenheim and Arpley Residents Association for some help with some watering at their new community garden.

Equipped with a couple of watering cans and a big plastic bottle (v. resourceful) we managed to get round all the plants from hops to potatoes and ensured they were nicely soaked.

We were up bright and early on Saturday to help Jo and the Maple Road Market team set up for their first market of 2024. Leaonie, Kate and I packed van loads of gazebos and tables at the storage locker with Simon and Tyrell while Charlie waited on site with the rest of the market team ready to help unload the equipment. Once all of the equipment was on site, we set to work putting up gazebos for stall holders and (after some initial head scratching) quickly became pros. Our community mission was wrapped up by 9.30am and we celebrated having done a good deed in the sunshine with coffee and pastries at a local cafe. What a lovely way to start the weekend!

Beckenham Green had been mowed recently but the edging on the borders needed some finer work, so the Friends + GoodGymers took on the task of shearing the grass and removing weeds that had sprung up.

Between Ria, Leaonie and me we filled several black bags with weeds and grasses, giving the small hedges some breathing space and making the whole area look tidier 🧹

Great work, team - it makes a real difference 🚀

We'll be back hopefully sometime in June - look out for a listing soon.