Wow! The garden looks sensational. Will be such a superb space for both staff and patients at Writtle surgery.

Well done to all who helped out. I felt we got thanked too much! Met the mayor. Had a cup cake.

Special thanks to Sally and Caroline (sorry if that is wrong!) from CVS and Alison from RHS who have led on this superb project. Goodgym are happy to help out at similar in the future.

I'm glad it wasn't as hot today! Still sticky though...

We met in the park today to shorten the route to a more manageable distance - much to Joel's chagrin. Setting off a couple of minutes early we chatted about the upcoming breakfast after volunteering at parkrun, possible quiz this Sunday, and the lovely shoe shopping trip Joe and I went on on Monday. Both got some snazzy new orange trainers, a pint, and a lamb wrap. His chicken wings looked better than mine. what am i even typing about now

Anyway - we got to the surgery at Writtle and their dementia garden looks so different in the light and with a little bit of TLC! We had earth to move, soil to destroy, and weeds to eliminate. Fay and Laurie lifting barrows of soil like they were feathers, Sallyann sweeping up my volatile mess, and Caroline providing the refreshments! Much needed and appreciated.

We headed back to the park (thanks again to Fay for the lift home from there!) and found there is a slim chance that Erin's uncle is Fatboy Slim...hope his DJ set goes well!

Happy running everyone, and see you at the big parkrun volunteer with red t-shirts flapping proudly in the breeze!

P.S - Happy Birthday Rich x

A new month, a new task. And this one is brand new to us! Writtle GP surgery are building a wonderful sensory dementia garden for their patients and needed some help.

First though, comes the run! We met in Central Park due to the length of the run. Setting off, we headed along the Parkrun route and then veered off towards Writtle. We admired the wonderful lights on the path and trotted along at a rapid pace.

We met Fay and Sallyann there (we almost always have a shorter option) and were introduced to Sally. We got stuck in various tasks - lopping back bushes, wheelbarrowing gravel to and fro to smooth out the path, and building a bench! We got as much done as we could, with leftover gravel but thankfully not leftover screws, consumed some delicious biscuits and juice and headed off on our way back.

Another great task we would always be happy to return to.

Hopefully see a bunch of you at the pub quiz on Sunday! We will be at the Ale House from about six, with the quiz starting from 7. Any questions, give us a shout.