After a quick detour by sports direct to pick up an emergency jacket (because I was not wearing enough layers for the weather) I made it to Glassmill, ready to see who was going to brave the cold weather to deliver flyers for King’s Christmas Trees.

Quick overview of the Lewisham news this week, Claire ran Beckenham 10k - give her a cheer next time you see her, and Simon gave the group more details of how these Christmas Trees help and what they provide the funds for.

Armed with maps (that didn’t end up being laminated) and a plan of action, we headed out into the cold (which felt much colder from the warmth of Glassmill) for a quick warm up and we headed off to Crofton Park.

Give and Let Fly

We tackled the longest and furthest away roads first, with pairs going up either side of the roads and running back down to where I was waiting at the bottom, having completed the nearby houses and side roads with a top team of Amber and Nyk.

Once those long roads had been completed, we made our way back towards Ladywell, tackling the hilly but shorter roads, again in pairs as this system seemed to work excellently. By the time we completed these roads, we were down to 5 leaflets left!!

Avoiding the house that already had a Christmas Tree we delivered the final few leaflets and made our way back to Glassmill.

After 7 hilly kilometres later, it was time for a stretch and discussions of upcoming community missions and task packing the boxes for Big Red Box.

Don’t forget the Christmas Social is on 27th November at Ninth Life - make sure you sign up so we can confirm numbers!

Pun credit goes to Oli - thank you.