Gwyn and Tracey enjoyed a walk through the sunny arboretum between the city centre and Mrs V's flat.

Mrs V gave us a warm friendly welcome and showed us up to her spare room where she had some pieces of furniture that were no longer needed. We were able to move most of these down a flight of stairs, and pile them up ready for the Council to collect tomorrow. Unfortunately she didn't have an allen key to dismantle the bunk bed, so that will be a job for another day.

Mrs V is looking forward to moving her sewing machine into the room and using it for a craft space. It really catches the sun, so will be superb for that purpose.

Tracey and Gwyn met Alex and the friendly crowd at Monday Mates. We had a slow start because one of the participants had a flat tyre which took some arranging to sort. Additional excitement was a visit by a cyclist cycling between all the county cricket grounds for charity. He'd started in Chester-le-Street! There was an opportunity to watch cricket practice on a hot summery day. We all had a great morning, despite a rumoured cake not appearing.

Gwyn and Tracey helped to clear up the plant growth from the neighbour's garden that was hanging over Mr C's fence. Armed with secateurs, mower, strimmer and hoe we also tidied and trimmed the rest of the garden, path and patio.

Mr C was extremely grateful for our help, and we enjoyed a chat about his late wife; she sounds like a delightful lady who took great pride in her garden.

Becky, Tracey and Gwyn met Alex from DCF and the friendly group at Parkinson's Cricket. It was great to see Becky: welcome to the group! We had a lively chat at the start, then got down to Boccia! It was a tight game, with a 2-1 split of wins, one of them by a centimetre. We then proceeded to cricket, with fine form displayed by the players. A chatty tea and biscuit session brought our enjoyable morning to a close.

Just the two of us (Tracey and Gwyn) again for a session at Mickleover Memorial Hall. Ged had the room ready and had bought a very long pole which was handy for painting the ceiling, which was a long way up!

Tracey and Gwyn met the Mates at DCF's Monday Mates monthly session. Perhaps because of school holidays and a local party, there were only six comers. We had a good time and a friendly chat and had a big brunch too!