almost like a carbon copy of last week:

• Ed marshaling the main carpark for the 201st time
• Linda doing unofficial assisted/VI guiding (think she lost count how often)
• Peter doing tokens for 2nd week in a row

Will there be a hatrick next week?

Time will tell.

P.S. cudos to James C for helping to pack up after - better luck next time in the 'who rolls up the funnel tape fastest' contest

P.P.S. anyone know what the record is for volunteering at the same parkrun doing the same task?

As usual it was a great session at Frenford Foodbank. Good Gymmers and non members as working together as one big convivial team. Ed, Linda and Peter were there early busily setting up, before getting stuck into packing. AJ did a great job packing and mentoring some young-uns. Vicky cycled in and, despite being flustered from getting a little lost on the way, threw herself straight in to packing. Sharon did a sterling job calling some of the users to find out what they needed.

We were all finished and tidied up by lunchtime, well done to all of us 🥳. Sorry not many photos. I really must start nominating a photographer when I set these things up 🤦‍♀️

Some heavy lifting & carrying to remove chunky rubbish from the undergrowth along the A12 and get it ready for collection & recycling

We met up and was joined by a newcomer, a welcome addition to our small group. We set off to do a litter pick, first stop middle of the road grassy patch, then the high street where we met a wonderful council worker, who offered us some litter bags, to carry on picking up the scraps, as we were wandering along, we were keeping up with the council workers.

we split up after this, 2 went for a walk, the other 2 went for a run. In a stroke of pure luck we ended up at back at HQ roughly the same time. A couple of stretches later, we were done and went our separate ways.

With Frenford getting last minute deliveries which needed to be sorted before Thursdays session we sprung into action to sort it out.

After much counting, sorting, lifting and shifting everything got put away. We finished with a quick tidy up and 5 minutes putting the world to rights.

A well oiled machine of watering and filling up the reservoirs at Hainault station's community garden. To our surprise not as many cigarette butts, so we got onto a very productive session with extra watering cans, which is now saving us good 15mins to water and fill everything!:)