Had a great time raking dead leaves with FoSOC

Such a lovely morning with FoSOC, of which I am now a member lol Great bunch of people, Great bunch of people...my arms are killing me but we moved out a lot of brambles!

This blustery morning greeted me with sunshine and the glorious company of the friends of the old Southampton cemetery. We picked up 5 bags leaves & grass and tipped them onto the compost with tremendous strength of the volunteers. I was amazed by the volunteers here who were incredibly inspirational, I will definitely be back.

We helped FoSoC move the grass cut into compost - managing a massive 13 tonne-bags!

What a relief to have a cooler day for today's task joining the Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery FoSOC on their monthly session. Lucy and I got stuck in with the regular volunteers tackling rampant brambles, clearing around some gravestones. We certainly didn't mind the odd shower although rain did stop play at 11.45 but we managed to fill plenty of large bags. They always offer refreshments at their hub in the old chapel which are most welcome when you are a tad damp.

This month's task focused on clearing overgrown graves and transporting bags of weeds to the chipper. Uncovering the graves long buried under vegetation really felt like discovering lost treasure - really enjoyable, and we had a lot of fun!