ended up going at lunchtime. a quick water, sadly the last half-empty bag of compost was stolen! And it looks like two older planters completely dried out, wondering if something was poured onto them...:(

BUT apart from that things are looking good on other planters!

Milton greeted Miriam and me and assigned us our tasks in the corridor. We all got stuck in straight away. Milton carefully painted around the edges of the handrails and radiators with a brush, while Miriam diligently applied masking tape to the doors and windows, preparing them for painting. I was handed a roller and got to work applying the final coat of paint along the main corridor. It was good fun and quite therapeutic and we got the task of the corridor painting completed in no time!

There were 6 of us..... but let's say we didn't discuss who would be which character!

Some of the usual suspects assembled in the usual ways, for the last pre-holiday babybank session.

As always, Adam & assistants were waiting for us with 4 crates of donations which got sorted out almost on auto pilot by the now very experienced crew.

Next visit to be determined, likely in September.

P.S..... I think cookiemonster is mine

This evening I headed out to help a vulnerable older person by cutting back an overgrown hedge and tree that had begun to obstruct access to their property.

I was welcomed by Ms B’s carer, who showed me the areas that needed attention before I got to work. Armed with shears, loppers and plenty of enthusiasm, I carefully cut back the hedge and trimmed the overhanging tree branches, creating a much clearer and safer route to the property.

The transformation was immediate, with the entrance looking tidier, brighter and much more accessible.

3 of us popped in to Frenford Food Bank to have a little tidy up and count up after last week's picking & packing session. There was an anonymous donation to offload first, a count up of what was left on the shelves and some collections that needed to be moved from the cages onto the static shelves. We have this down to a fine art now and were finished in no time,

After babybank session, we headed over to wetherspoons a couple took the car, the rest of us walked, everyone caught up and had a good time