Jo, Beth and I arrived promptly at midday at St Paul Old Ford to meet Rosie and the team and get underway preparations to ensure the Bow Community Day was all set in an hour's time.

Initially we were assembling collapsible tables for the various stalls and then rearranging the cafe area to make it look more "cafe-like".

Once we were suitably happy with our efforts it was all about the promotion. Jo was on poster duty putting them up all around the entrance and Beth and I picked up various lengths of bunting to adorn the front of the church, which offered some fun logistical challenges but ultimately ended up very successfully.

It did look most inviting once we were done and as we wrapped up at 1pm on the dot people were already starting to stream in, intrigued as to what the event had to offer.

A few hours later John and Joel were back to help dismantle and by all accounts did a great job too!