Round two of our support for the apple orchard volunteers at St Joseph's in Mill Hill was epic! 4 Goodgymmers helped Tim, John and a host of locals scour the trees for fresh fruits and windfalls, gathering almost as much as last time. We found spartans and bramleys applenty, plus some of the smaller sweet varieties.

Some of the rows are full of fruit but they won't come off the trees easily due to the drought, including the many golden delicious, which are tiny. They're hoping might swell up a bit with the recent rains and be ready soon.

We closed the session with a fantastic weight training round: lugging the sacks to the fence, then up the hill to where the van would arrive to collect them. Some of the apples went to the NW7 Hub, North Finchley Community Grocery, Cottage Home Residents and to the horses in the fields near the orchard.

There are still a few tons left to pick, so the next big session will be this Saturday - sign up here.