Soussi abdellah went on his first GoodGym community mission helping the Friends group at Stephens House and Gardens.

I arrived at the session and was warmly welcomed by one of the volunteers, who introduced me to the others, including Noah and Catherine.

We then went into the garden and spent the morning removing weeds from under the trees, working until around midday. After we finished, they kindly invited me to join them for a cup of tea. I stayed for a short while before heading back for lunch.

It was a really enjoyable and rewarding morning. It felt good to do something useful, and the setting itself is beautiful, historic, and a lovely place to spend time.

Photo of the wonderful wisteria on the turret at the café