It was Southampton Actions event day - providing clothes and household items and toys to women and children.

Laura and Wilson helped to load the Van at Townhill - Laura was a pro packer, worries about not being able to fit everything in the van were soon squashed once Lau started to pack it.

The van moved onto the event location where Laura and Wilson helped to unload the van and display the bags and then the hats, scarves, gloves and jewellry. They received much praise for their display skills!

Laura and Wilson did an epic 2 hour litter pick between Harefield and Hedge End, hauling two bags of general litter and two bags of recyclables. On the way Lau bagged herself a new funky umbrella, Wilson found a brand new squishy cloud toy (donated to young lad), lost her gloves and trod in the poop.

Over 6 miles walked, talked, and lots of goofing about. We had a few beeps and thankyous on the way too!

I had to postpone the longer session tackling the hedge due to the predicted weather. I still managed to fill two bags with general waste and recycling which I took home to sort. The walk home was good exercise and added a few more items to my recycling.

A lovely morning spent with Southampton Action sorting childrens clothes. We joined in with a lovely group of volunteers creating a lovely atmosphere, great team spirit and a feeling of community. There was a mountain of clothes to sort but always time for a giggle.... it turns out if you dont know what size something is or where to put it you ask Laura and she grabs it to look and then voila... no longer your problemo!

Wilson set the fun bar by becoming an Avenger... but kinda got trumped by Laura who put tights on her head (her mums... not sure if knowing that makes it better or worse) ha ha

We decided to do a litter pick between Rose Road and Aldermoor Community Farm as we had to change our session on the day. We know there is always a lot of litter on this road and wanted to give it a good tidy up for visitors to two of our favourite places to help. We only needed to do half a mile to get plenty of litter and we got to use the robot bins to dispose of it! Until next time Aldermoor Road…

On a dark, wet and uninspiring evening, Southampton GoodGym headed to City Farm to tackle a mountain of compost. While the weather was doing its best to dampen spirits, we weren't going to let a little rain get in the way of some quality muck-moving! Armed with shovels and plenty of enthusiasm, we dug deep and got digging. The compost heap didn't stand a chance as we cleared it one shovelful at a time. Despite the darkness, everyone managed to keep their composture, even when faced with what seemed like a never-ending pile. By the end of the session, we'd shifted a huge amount of compost. It wasn't the most glamorous evening, but it was certainly one to make us feel mulch better about the world!