Regulars Mark and Sheila welcomed Abbi for her first session at the Baby Bank. And she was really thrown into the deep-end. We began by clearing the entrance hall which was piled high with donations. The Baby Bank has been inundated with requests for school uniform, and with only 4 days to go before the start of term, the pressure was on! Mark and Sheila moved up stairs to sort school uniform donations, while Abbi continued downstairs, manning the door to a constant stream of clients, and putting stuff away She even gave downstairs a good hoover - Lauren, our taskowner, was delighted and said she is welcome back any time! Well done to everyone for dealing with such a manic morning!

At the Baby Bank this morning, Mark and Sheila were joined by Alexandria for her first ever Goodgym session. Welcome! Our task today was to sort through the boxes of clothes to check that they were of sufficient quality and were in the correct boxes. Alex and Sheila took on the boys 3-6 months set of boxes whilst Mark did a very pink baby girls' set. We relocated quite a few, disposed of others, and left the remaining ones neatly folded, hopefully making sure that when the referrals are put together they can be done quickly and efficiently. Well done to the team for working so hard and making life easier for the referrals team

This morning's session at the Baby Bank saw Mark, Gillian and Sheila again faced with mounds of donated clothes to sort. We were giving the clothes a secondary sort after a corporate team had been in, and stow spares away in labelled bags. Sheila and Gillian were also asked to each bag up sets of clothes to go out to families in need. It's amazing how a full box of clothes never seems to have quite all items you need!