We started the session tonight by celebrating some fantastic running achievements over the weekend, which were even more remarkable given the heatwave. Paul Kelly completed Lakeland trail 55km, with Max also doing 35 of it! Steve raced to the stones - completing a 100km ultra, and Becky, Nikki, Ed, Tristan and Nikki's brother attempted the Snowden challenge. This got canceled so they ran up and down twice each anyway!

We then welcomed Kit for his second task, warmed up then headed over to Scarcroft Allotments with Ed leading the way, Pete backmarking and Nikki and Abi with the walking group.

When we arrived, the plot we were asked to clear was so overgrown we barely all get in but armed with a wide selection of tools we soon started clearing space. Jan joined us there for her second task too, welcome back! Eventually we got to ground level then a team took to having a go at mattocking out some large roots. One mattock and seven observers seemed to be the mist effective method!

Before we knew it it was time for the team photo and to head to the grassy patch for fun fitness. This got quite competitive and folk worked hard. Good job it was only a km back to base!

Another good job and another plot ready for new tenants!

Four GG Yorkies found their way to Woodthorpe to tidy up after their summer festival.

Our task was simple: find litter and take to to the skip. As well as emptying the already-full bins, we wandered in amongst the merry festival goers helping them to dispose of their waste.

Within half an hour the space looked neat and tidy, like nothing had ever happened!

We joined some of the local residents to help upkeep the community garden. Leanne and David started by collecting some water and then Leanne raked up the rest of the straw-like grass cuttings and found some new green plants coming through. David weeded some of the beds and around the train. Laura searched removed brambles and cut back the raspberry canes that had dried out to allow more space for the green ones to flourish. At the end Ruth from Abundance showed is how to thin out the apple and plum trees and what we need to do to wire up the trees trained along the wall. Despite the heat we steamed through the tasks and got a large amount done.