This evening I collected food from a soup kitchen for an isolated resident of Hackney.

All went well and after a brisk walk I managed to find Mrs N just in time for her tea.

They are cooking chicken and rice on Friday if anyone is available to lend a land.

Today I went back to a resident of Hackney to plant some of her beautifully cared for plants in the back garden.

The going was tough as with most town gardens these days there is a few inches of soil and about a tonne of hard core and rubble beneath.

But with a bit of huffing and puffing I eventually got there.

We shared a nice cup of tea and chatted about days gone by.

Such a wonderful lady and a beautiful little garden to boot.

… and the sky is blue!

Hardly a grey cloud in sight at this morning’s London Fields junior parkrun.

Sooz, Rue and Sarah took to their regular posts supporting Jonny as today’s Run Director.

London Fields in its autumn glory provided the beautiful red and orange backdrop for a sunny November Sunday.

Jonny set up the event, briefed the runners and got them raring to go with a strong warm up.

Sooz then started the timing and they were off! Rue on turning point position meant plenty of encouragement as the kids steamed up the first 100m, and hurtled round the first corner; and then again as they came flying down the home straight.

Sarah on her favourite tree got the runners through the hardest part of the course, and before long everyone was gunning back towards Sooz at the finish.

With a broad team of volunteers, they helped 60 youngsters to achieve their Sunday Runday goals, and an incredible 14 personal best times!

Impressive stuff for a leafy day underfoot.

Volunteered at Hackney Night Shelter

After three weeks of tackling this wild garden, Kevin, llana and Kareem finally finished! Each session ran for almost two hours and felt like we were on an adventure. The place looked like it hasn't been tended for a very long time and was completely overgrown full of brambles, trash and loads of thorns (had our fair share of scratches along the way)

We even found animal carcasses hidden in there (not the kind of treasure we were hoping for). The highlight was a neighbour's cat who watched us like a tiny supervisor making sure we didn’t slack off.

By the end we cleared everything up and piled all the cuttings in one corner for the council to collect. We also fixed up the fence and did a bit of woodworking. Kevin came prepared with the right tools and some spare wood!

It was hard work but super satisfying to see the transformation. Now Ms A actually has a garden she can enjoy instead of a mini jungle. A great team effort all around and mission accomplished!

Four GoodGymers helped out again on Stoke Newington common with the local volunteer group, spending the first half of the session removing persistent bindweed from the soil surface before continuing the mulching process with some saplings along the edge of the path. Another successful session preparing for winter!