2 Goodgymers, another volunteer and Lakshmi (BRITE Box Events & Fundraising Lead and Project Coordinator in Kingston) showed our strengths💪🏼 today. We all got stuck in and helped each other by transporting a delivery of crates full of 600 tins, bags of flour and blocks of cheese for the BRITE box project at Kingsgate Church in Kingston.

Now, they’re ready to be delivered to local schools where children can start cooking healthy delicious meals with their classmates. Perhaps, they can also show off to their parents for Christmas too!

Bon appetit! 🧑‍🍳 🍽️ 👩‍🍳

On the second day of Christmas… nine helpful elves decorated a supported living house for people with learning disabilities and vision impairments called Seeability. We had colourful and sparkling Christmas lights and decorations which made the residents excited with big smiles and hearty laughs 😃

We split ourselves in three groups: Group A - Emily, Martel and Marcos tackling the ladder to put up the Christmas lights outside around the house. Group B - Emma and Levita decorated the Christmas tree with some of the residents while singing cheerfully. Group C - Laurel, Jana, Anna, Rachel and Jonathan got creative with the window stickers.

Afterwards, mince pies were shared out and our chief photographer and video editor, Rachel, got us dancing around the Christmas tree. Lastly, like always we ended with a group photo with all of the residents 😃

Have a Merry Christmas Seeability!!🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻 See you all again soon! 😊

Like every year, we have been asked to join the Kingston Round Table to lend some elves to help guide their Santa's Sleigh through the streets of Kingston, to bring some cheer while knocking on doors to collect some donations.

So tonight, Emily and I braved the cold and rainy evening with our festive elf ears on and skipped our way to various different homes. We were greeted with friendly neighbours who kindly donated their money, while calling for Santa to surprise some young children. Some children were shy and star-struck while one little boy was so excited to see Santa that he was willing to run out without his coat and shoes! 😆

It is always so lovely to hear the sweet giggles that children make and see their faces light up whenever they see the jolly, bearded man in red.

So let’s get our bells on and bring on Christmas!

Today Anna and I tackled some nettles and brambles cutting them, thus clearing them from overhanging on the square and causing health and safety issues. We creating a edge free of grass and swept up round about for a tidy finish. Meanwhile Saber helped some other voluteers and Duke of Edinburgh award persons to bag up budleia and other jobs. A good mornings work followed by a catch up.