We might be on the cusp of a heatwave but yesterday in Chiswick threatened a soaking - thankfully we managed to avoid a repeat of last week!

Last night we were back at Chiswick House for our regular task. Our last visit had been cancelled due to high winds — clearly Chiswick likes to keep things interesting weather-wise.

When we arrived, we met the rest of the team along with Grace, who led us over to our task area. Armed with gloves and loppers, we set about tackling bindweed, brambles and pretty much every other plant that dared grow there. Sadly there were no hedgehog sightings this time, only a disgusting collection of abandoned dog poo bags.

The time flew by as we chatted an d worked and before long we had mountains of cuttings to haul back and load up, leaving the area looking far tidier than we found it.

Then we headed over to Turnham Green for a fairly mean fitness session — apologies for that. In pairs, we battled it out to see who could rack up the most squats, sit ups, press ups and burpees. And after all that effort… I completely forgot to check which pair actually won. Oops. Sorry about that. But after surviving that session, you’re all winners.

There’s also a mission in the Sunday sunshine this week celebrating Gunnersbury’s 100th birthday — can you make it?