We had multiple jobs to do at Strand on the Green School last night — finishing off painting the nursery, moving a huge terrace-full of old furniture and toys down the stairs to the skip, and hedge cutting. Three different jobs, three skill sets, no problem.

We ran over to the task where we met caretaker Clare and got straight to work. Michelle, Breda, Lucy and Emily tackled the nursery painting, Jon, Kash, Maxime, Chris, Jonny and Fran became an efficient furniture-moving conveyor belt up and down the stairs, while Gus and Luis turned hedge cutting into an art form outside.

Within just 45 minutes all three jobs were complete. With 12 of us working for 45 minutes, that’s the equivalent of 9 hours (or a full working day!) of work saved for one caretaker — and Clare was delighted with how much time we’d saved her.

With the jobs done, it was time for a lower body blast with three different intensity options to keep everyone moving. We’re also all still wondering what Michelle’s mysterious final blue item could be… answers on a postcard.

After that, we headed back to base for stretches on the grass and a well-earned cool down.

Next week we’re off to Gunnersbury to sort compost — see you there for what will hopefully be a slightly cooler task!

Breda and Gus met a few other volunteers at Gunnersbury Park Museum to help setup the scene for the 100th birthday celebration of the park on the bank holiday Monday.

We were soon to get started on moving tables one by one from the museum car park into the conservatory by the pond until a truck was found to actually move the whole thing in one go. We loaded the truck with tables (too many at first so ended unloading half of them), speakers, amp and tutti quanti. That was an opportunity to visit new places within the museum! Basement, secret storage, offices.

After moving all the tables, setting them up in the conservatory, bringing also so water cooler and contemplating a job well done, it was time for the most important part of the mission: a nice and cold refreshement in the form of a delicious juice from the park cafe.

On this gardening mission, assistance was provided to an elderly resident in W5 to help improve and maintain her garden. The tasks completed included weeding garden beds to remove unwanted plants and clear space for new growth. Flower bulbs were then planted carefully in prepared areas to encourage seasonal blooms and improve the appearance of the garden.

In addition, all newly planted bulbs and surrounding plants were watered thoroughly to help them establish and maintain healthy growth. The work helped tidy the garden and create a more pleasant outdoor space for Ms C in W5.

We might be on the cusp of a heatwave but yesterday in Chiswick threatened a soaking - thankfully we managed to avoid a repeat of last week!

Last night we were back at Chiswick House for our regular task. Our last visit had been cancelled due to high winds — clearly Chiswick likes to keep things interesting weather-wise.

When we arrived, we met the rest of the team along with Grace, who led us over to our task area. Armed with gloves and loppers, we set about tackling bindweed, brambles and pretty much every other plant that dared grow there. Sadly there were no hedgehog sightings this time, only a disgusting collection of abandoned dog poo bags.

The time flew by as we chatted an d worked and before long we had mountains of cuttings to haul back and load up, leaving the area looking far tidier than we found it.

Then we headed over to Turnham Green for a fairly mean fitness session — apologies for that. In pairs, we battled it out to see who could rack up the most squats, sit ups, press ups and burpees. And after all that effort… I completely forgot to check which pair actually won. Oops. Sorry about that. But after surviving that session, you’re all winners.

There’s also a mission in the Sunday sunshine this week celebrating Gunnersbury’s 100th birthday — can you make it?