Didem and I met at the school and after being signed in and given passes we were escorted through the school to our outdoor work area.

Our first task was to top up some new planters with compost. We then moved round the corner to line and fill some further planters. This also involved a couple of trips across the playground to collect more compost with a trolley that was more challenging to manoeuvre than a supermarket trolley.

We also tidied up an older planter, removing some leaves and litter.

It was a perfect task for the small team of two and before we knew it our time was up and we tiptoed back through the school (so we didnt disturb the stage production of Alice in Wonderland.