With new term vibes in the air, we went back to Strand on the Green school to do a couple of big jobs last night.

So with half the group meeting at the Town Hall, we set off for the school to meet the rest of the team. I was ready to be bamboozled by the codes to get in as usual, but luckily Michelle and her super memory came to the rescue.

The painting team had quite the job in front of them, with two big walls to cover. They wasted no time getting started, with Georgia, Michelle and Lucy transforming the bricks from patchy to warm cream, and Gus tackling the highest patches of wall. But who ended up with the most paint on them, and who was the culprit? We may never know...

Meanwhile the pruning and clearing gang were hard at work by the pond and fence. Ivy was cut, brambles removed, holly trimmed, and after 45 minutes of hard work the area was clean, clear and ready for the kids to come back and enjoy.

We weren't going to pass up the opportunity of nice soft astroturf to do our fitness session, so we all found a comfy spot for core. Six different exercises including flutter kicks, toe taps and mountain climbers each for 45 seconds were repeated twice, giving us a good, thorough abs blast. All that was left was to run to the pub, enjoy Lucy's excellent stretching session and eat Luis' incredible cake for Remy's birthday!

Next week we're going back to the Comboni centre for some more gardening tasks to help out the sisters. See you there!