The second shift at the refreshments stall at the festive crafts fair in the William Hoabbayne Centre saw a swap of two merry vendors: Lena and Sevan. The performers at the gallery also changed. At 5:30 pm, the famous Ukulele Band entered the stage. Those GoodGymers who frequently visit The Green W7 pub after Tuesday's group runs to Hanwell know very well who I am talking about. Next to the festive classics like Feliz Navidad and I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day, the group performed their signature song: Jolene.

Mulled wine was a best-seller among drinks, which made Steph and Lena develop new solutions for whipped cream and marshmallows that were not going to be used up for hot chocolate toppings. They designed cream & marshmallow minced pies that sold pretty well. Chocolate chip cookies were also a hit - whether it was because of their affordable price or superior taste - we don't know.

The finish of the Ukulele Band act meant a big order on the house: plenty of mulled wine and hot chocolate for the musicians. Paul handled the large hot choc order while Steph and Sevan scrambled to heat and pour numerous cups of wine. Several artists changed their minds on their way down from the gallery and decided they deserved mulled wine after a long performance rather than hot chocolate.

The refreshments table was visited by several familiar faces like the Hanwell community members: Rick, Amanda and Dee, who were our task owners in the past. We also served warming drinks to Sean and Fiona from Ealing Wildlife Group and our GoodGym friends: Milly and Caz.

Paul and Kash had to leave at 7 pm. Before clocking off, Paul warmed up the last batch of hot chocolate and Kash, who was until now in charge of charging the jolly customers, gave Sevan a quick run-through on how to handle the kash or kard payments. A seemingly quieter part of the evening started.