Last night was our regular session to pick up lovely food that would otherwise be thrown away and get it to the people who can distribute it into the community.

There are always a few unknowns with this task, but it never fails to have a net positive effect. We don't always know if the cafes are going to still be open and how much food they'll have left to give away. Last night it looked as if it might have been a bit of a light haul, but in the world of GoodGym you never know what good things are round the corner!

I met Laura with an armful of bread just about being held together in a very wet soggy bag. She rescued the goodies just before they hit the pavement and we went off for our first drop.

Locating the UOS team without too much bother, we picked up a variety of big sturdy bags - not knowing just how useful they were going to be!

We arrived at Pret just before they were closing and had a few minutes to wait until the manager let us know what we could take with us to pass on to the rough sleepers. We couldn't quite believe it when we we were finally shown just how much they had for us. More sandwiches,soups, rolls, salads and pastries than we could shake a bread stick at!

We weren't totally sure we could fit it in the bags, but with some strategic packing we managed to get it all in and set off for the queue of people waiting for their evening meal. On the walk we tried to work out just how much the haul we were transporting would be worth, and calculated it was at least a few hundred quid - thank you so much Pret! The impact this short task has is huge. Saving good food from being thrown away and at the same time feeding vulnerable people - what could be better?

Next week we're off to a community garden in central London to give it a bit of GG love - all welcome!