It was a short run to St Mary's this eve and after a warm up of heads, shoulders, knees and ball which warmed up everyone's with all the laughter and smiles than actually bodies, it was time to head to the task!

Sue and Marion and the team are always very organised when we visit and last night was no different. We had a number of tasks to tackle which included: - raking the wildflower meadow - cutting back some overgrown areas - digging 2 big holes for the trees - wheelbarrowing compost - trying to work out why one of the graves has iron railings (that one was just me) - planting the 2 trees

It was such an honor to have this dignitary help plant one of the trees at St Mary's i.e. sprinkle a spade of compost on top! Thanks Vic - all in a days work and allowing us to use our pun we'd already thought of!!

After all our hard work, we were treated to cups of tea and sandwiches and biscuits in the church. If you're reading this St Mary's team, we are very grateful!!

Next week, we are heading to RUSS Community Housing and the task is going to involve straw. And we also have a social after - location tbc.

Everyone was excited for a group run to Luxmore Gardens without involving alkinet but also everyone was tired from the big half and music festivals. We slowly made our way up the hill to see just how much mulch awaited us.

On arrival at Luxmore we were met by the team with multiple wheelbarrows, plenty of tools and 2 giant bags of mulch.

It wasn't long before we got into a groove, loading the wheelbarrows, taking them down to the flower beds, raking the mulch around the plants and bringing the wheelbarrrows back.

A surprisingly quick amount of time later and both bags were empty!! Next time, we're going to have 3 bags to empty!

There was some confusion to start with, was it Monday, was it Sunday and just where does the 386 bus go and how long does it take? Once we had resolved those queries, it was time to tackle the hilly run over to Senior's!

The garden team always have a list of jobs for us to tackle in the garden and this week was no different. First up, Julian was charged with creating a lasagne out of some compost and woodchip - it was the best compost lasagne I've ever seen! And packed full of veggies as well.

Next up, we needed to shift the last of the woodchip and add to the huge pile in the garden. We were so close but there's still the tiniest bit remaining!!

We're back at Senior's on 30th September which will likely be our last outdoor group run at Senior's until March.

This week we met in Woolwich for a little river run to join ranks with Fliss and a few from the Woolwich Arsenal 5k litter picking group! It was heartening to not find too much litter but we still collected a few bags betweeen all of us. I always enjoy litter picking because it gives you the chance for a good chat.

Good work team. Next week we're joining the Camden group with a social afterwards. Sign up here.

Until next time!