Just Karen today at the Baby Bank but she got stuck in bringing multiple bags of donated clothing up the stairs to clear space in the entrance. The rest of the morning was spent checking and sorting school uniform into the appropriate boxes so it can be given out to needy families. There is currently a massive backlog of clothing which needs to be sorted so if anyone fancies giving a hand then please sign up on a Friday!

The Baby Bank had put out a call to all their regular volunteers to come and help get the facility back on track. Donations had been coming in faster than they could be checked and sorted, and the floor had all but disappeared under the bags! Karen and Sheila joined several other volunteers, and the place was buzzing with activity as we sorted the clothes, and we made definite progress. We were so busy I forgot to take any photos, so I used a stock one instead!

4 GoodGymers helped out at the Baby Bank this morning. Our first task was to unpack and store 25 staircases which had been delivered that morning. Once these had all been neatly packed away, we moved upstairs. Karen and Sheila K did secondary checking and putting away of donations that had already been checked once by a corporate team. Meanwhile Carol and Sheila A were let loose in the uniform room. At this time of year we get so many requests for school uniform, so we made a start on some of the requests. We quickly had to get up to speed with the colour requirements of all the different schools (why do so many still require logo-ed items???). And questions such as, what is the chest size of an average 10-year old? Unfortunately we could not fulfil all requested items, but anything we can provide will be a great help to families who can not afford such an outlay

Karen and Sheila were on throwing -out duty today at Braywick Heath Nurseries. It was out with all the annuals which were past their prime and could not be sold We managed to save some which still looked in good condition - hopefully they will be found a nice new home. The rest will benefit the compost heap!

Karen went to Braywick Heath nurseries and spent the morning filling six packs (the pots, not the toned muscles!) with compost in preparation for the autumn plug plants being delivered. Working with one of the employees, they filled several hundred trays which are now ready to be planted up. Happily there was a large fan in place to keep them cool as they worked.