As the mist settled on Lewisham, 22 runners covered just over 5k and cleared, dug and weeded at St Hilda's Church.

We were missing a few of our regular runners tonight, which might have had something to do with all the racing that went on over the weekend. It's definitely race season, with representatives at the Yorkshire Marathon/Ten Miler (Emma), the Royal Parks Half-Marathon (Clare) and also at the cross country (Bradley and Conroy) - well done to everyone who raced, especially yesterday, when the conditions were horrendous! We also had runners representing us as pacers at Catford parkrun, and a group of us had the pleasure of unveiling the new drinking fountain in Ladywell Fields, with the Mayor of Lewisham, Damien Egan. I was also happy to share the news that we were successful in our bid for some funding to allow us to buy some portable lights, to help us work safely throughout the winter - a very big thank you to Jacqueline, who represented us at the Lewisham Central Ward Assembly. So, quite a wide variety of things going on!

Another big week for new faces (how will I remember all these new names?!), with Lewisham Love going to Rosie, Joe, Ana and Cameron.

Weed better get a move on!

Today's warm-up involved a bit of heads, shoulders, knees and toes (knees and toes) and then we were off towards Crofton Park. We have worked previously with Crofton Garden, alongside the railway station platform and this week we were visiting St Hilda's Church with their assistance (and tools!). We were met by Kay, who showed us to our area for the evening. We quickly split into two groups, one working on the path to the right of the entrance, weeding, digging over and then digging-in compost. Along the other edge were the rest of the group, weeding, pulling up, cutting back and clearing away fallen leaves.

Feeling inspiered

As we work, we also like to chat and this week Emma was causing us all to contemplate our dinner, as she talked about pies (really, I was so disappointed not to be eating pie for my dinner). Another distraction came in the form of an amphibious visitor, when Helen uncovered a lovely frog! We all pondered why he/she was here, with there being no obvious water source, but settled on the assumption that little Kermie was hanging out near a drain, enjoying the shady cover of the shrubs. Pretty soon we were gathering up sacks (lots of them!), putting away gloves and tools and trying to find a good enough light source for our group photo.

Running back through a misty/mizzly Ladywell, we arrived back at our start point with enough time for a quick fitness session. Everyone loves a bit of HiiT, right? Just one round tonight, with high-knees, jumping squats, burpees (collective groan) and mountain climbers. Oh yes. Great work from everyone and great work on the planks too ;)

Next week we are off to Hither Green, where we have two projects to work on, one at Springbank Community Garden and the other on the embankment of the train station. Bring gardening gloves and head-torches if you have them! Sign up here to join in.