The last time we did this task it was dark and even though we shifted a whole pile of woodchip, there were still gaps and the saplings need as much mulch as possible to ensure they have the best start and grow big and strong!

Most of the group were assembled at Glass Mill (Welcome John to your first Lewisham GoodGym session) and a Steve and Linda were meeting us at Ladywell Fields.

A short run tonight (I save the long ones for post-marathon..) and before we knew it we were at Ladywell Fields and ready to get stuck in.

We soon got into a rhythm of moving the wheelbarrows and buckets along the row of saplings. Ensuring each sapling has 1m radius of woodchip and a depth of up to 5cm. We were missing one person though, Steve was lost in Ladywell Fields, 600+ good deeds and you'd think he'd know our presence a mile off! Once Steve found us, he got started on some speedy shoveling of the woodchip into the wheelbarrows and buckets. What was good about Steve not being able to find us was that it shows just how many projects we've been involved in in Ladywell Fields (Tiny Forest, The Orachard...).

We powered through the rest of the woodchip and made sure all the saplings were protected - task well done team!

There was just time for a quick group photo and for Lindsay to return a broom that was nearly coming back to Glass Mill with us!

Next week we have a brand new task clearing the garden to make it more beautiful for residents.

We started the evening with lots of sweep talking, sharing something we were looking forward to over the summer months. It turns out, lots of cycling, walking, seasonal vegetables, holidays and spending time with friends. And it certainly did feel like the start of spring on a rather warm evening out and about in Greenwich.

Special shout out to John on his first GoodGym good deed! And special welcome to founder, Ivo - lovely to have you with us Ivo and come back again soon!

After a competitive game of heads, shoulders, knees and ball, we headed out for a short run along the river (always nice on a night like this) and arrived at St Mark's. This church and community centre brings 300 people in each week for lots of different activities and it surely showed a big footfall. We got to work in three teams - team 1 sweeping outside where John and I spent a while trying to reset a loose paving slab. Team two was cleaning inside, with lots of hoovering to be done. And team three was doing a spot of DIY on the door.

The time flew by as usual and the place was looking much cleaner by the time we packed up and Ashton got our his trusty tripod.

Still time for a nice drink on the way home - looking forward to more of these this summer!

Good work team.

Next week we've got a Charlton House start to continue painting at Charlton Manor Primary. Sign up here. On Saturday we're spreading woodchip at Roots4Life and on Sunday Felicity is leading a Charlton litter picking session

Until next time!