Mrs N's had asked for help weeding and tidying her patio so that her mother, recently out of hospital after a severe stroke, can go outside to enjoy the garden.

We started by moving chairs and plant pots off the patio to fully reveal the scale of the task at hand, and there was a lot to be done! So we were really pleased when Mrs N handed us those wire brooms which makes clearing weeds between paving slabs MUCH easier.

Even so, it was hard work getting the job done in the scorching heat of the hottest day of the year so far 🥵! Mrs N brought us cold drinks which really hit the mark. She explained that, being from India, she would always drink tea to cool down.

After 90 minutes of scouring and sweeping, the difference was clear to see. Mrs N was delighted, and we were humbled when she handed us a gift bag containing some Indian tea and a box of chocolates 🫶.

By contrast to the group activities that GG Bexley mostly does, this was a ''mission' - helping and isolated older person with practical tasks in their homes. Missions are listed on our website and if there's one you'd like to do, you can say what times would work for you. You have get DBS cleared through GG and complete a short training session to become mission verified.

We are starting to get more missions requsts coming through so check here to find out more about getting involved.

What a lovely task at Holy Trinity Lamorbey Primary School this evening!

After a short run from our meeting point at Sidcup Leisure Centre, Jane the vice principal, explained her plans for turning a stack of pallets into bug hotels in the school's outdoor learning area.

With ideas like this it's well deserved that Jane was recently named Bexley Eco Teacher of the Year 2026, and the school was awarded as runner up in the Bexley Eco Primary School of the Year. (And it's fair to say that we are proud our work at the school has made a small contribution towards this.)

Following Jane's instructions, we set about collecting twigs, branches, leaves, fir cones and bricks from around the grounds, and tore up some cardboard boxes. Then we started building: filling an upside down pallet with the natural materials and cardboard, placing a brick in each corner as a spacer, positioning another pallet on top... and repeating several times until... voilà... we'd made a new wildlife habitat!

We had time to build a second one before packing up and celebrating Ashton's 100th good deed. That's a whole lot of helping out in our local community, and it felt right that Ashton should wear our superhero cape to mark the occasion!

In the coming weeks, pupils at Holy Trinity Lamorbey Primary will continue adding more material into the bug hotels, and we'll be back in a month to add roofs and wire casing to stop the contents falling out.

If you fancy spending some fun time outdoors in a midweek antidote to a busy day at work, come along and join us.