An impressive 20 runners rocked up on a GLORIOUS Bank Hol Monday in Sheffield to run to a new task this week in the community hot spot that is HILLY HEELEY!

We had a great welcome at the end of a hard hill from GENEROUS JANE & NOTORIOUS NAOMI who were joined by other friendly members of the nearby community who are involved in the upkeep of this fantastic community run garden space used by residents and passer by's of all ages who benefit from having this lovely little sun trap area to rest, relax and enjoy the beautiful blooms of the garden.

After a well earned drink, perhaps a slice of melon or the odd biscuit (or multiple in my case) and a bit of hobnobbing (no?) we gathered in the shade caught our breath from the final uphill slog and got a brief from Jane & Naomi re the gardens history, how we can help and the tasks involved for this week (we will be back).

We split into crack teams who were straight to work with;

• Riddling (new word for me - big sieve's for soil!)
• Removing a tree stump
• Weeding (lots of weeding)
• Grass cutting collection
• Raking
• Litter picking
• Composting

The garden was a hive of #REDTHUNDER with Axe Murderer SENSATIONAL STEVE and DANGEROUS DAVE doing a chop notch job of chopping it whilst it's hot and not being satisfied with their trophy Steve proclaiming;

I've just got so much good to give!

After a good session on the above the garden was looking much better for having some love.

As the sun began to sink behind the nearby houses, some welcome shade was well timed as we began our fitness session for the week which involved us working in teams of 2/3 and working our way round a full circuit which included;

• Wall Sit
• Tuck Jump
• Squat Punch (See Andrea & Rob for perfect demo)
• Tri Dip
• Lunge
• Star Jump
• Flutter Kicks
• Crab Toe Touch
• Burpees
• Plank

We had a fantastic and heartfelt thanks from Jane & Naomi before heading off downhill this time back to base with some extra loops chucked in for good measure. We stretched off on the GLORIOUS GRASS and made it our little picnic area with some liquid refreshment and food. What better way to spend a Bank Hol Mon in the sun!

On the last Monday of the month, GG Brent tackled timber, banished branches, cropped & chopped, then hopped their way to a tasty 6k. All in a days work for the West London tribe. That's definitely what I'd call a Grandville day out POW POW

What a happy GG leader I was to be greeted by the always smiling faces of my delicious gang of Brent beauties this Monday night and can you Adam and Eve it, this week we had not one, not two but three brilliant boys YAYYYYYYY.

Even, the threat of an impending down-pour, was still no deterrent for my fierce force of favourites as we laced up and braced ourselves for the wet and wild whisk over to Carlton Vale for our goodgym antics for the night.

However, to our delight, as we stepped outside base camp, the skies had cleared and a lovely sunset was all that guided us the 2 mile jaunt over to south Kilburn for our terrific task for the night - The chop and pop operation of the Granville Community sites gardens!

So what was it all about then, I hear you cry???? Well, Grandville is this amazing centre, that serves the local community in so many ways. Believing that everyone no matter circumstance has the right to fresh, good quality, nutritious food, they serve their patrons via their community allotments, community cooking nights, classes and feasts and school education programmes. Food for though wouldn't you say

Upon arrival our fantastic host Leslie explained the deeds we had in store for our 45min blast and let me tell you, there were plenty!! The strenuous task of yanking out dead tree roots, the sawing and chopping out of control bushes and the ever so yucky stamping down of the compost Debs and I got our hands dirty with this one. *NICE***

Without further-a-do, the team set to work with magical momentum, wasting no time at all and grabbing all the tools that Leslie could throw at us. Special credit must go to Sam, who with his own bear hands yanked out not one but two massive tree roots, which was no easy Roots Manoeuvre I can tell you!

As the time etched away the team cracked on, with Sean and Dan sawing their way through the devilish nasties of the blackberry spikes. Laura, Sam and Amy the dream Yank and Pull team and Enrique, Debs and Myself busying ourselves with the clear up and stack jobs leftover, but of course not leaving out time for tom-foolery in the bushes!!! Standard antics And after a genuine back-breaking 40mins, the clear up and clear out was upon us and out the gates we did boost, wishing our hosts a fond farewell, with our echoes of See you sooonnnn singing in the air.

I think it's safe to say we we came, we tasked and we conquered that garden (for this week anyway) but there is plenty more work to be done, so we will most definitely be back. Not only to get our revenge on the Blackberry branches, who managed to give me personally one final leg jab on the way out!! OUCH

So with 2 miles left to dash, the team set to running and funning all the way home and with more boys in the mix this week, the boisterousness banter was upped a level, with Enrique and Sam chasing and racing each other all the way home!!

Not wet Hurrah but most definitely wild, thank you team for yet another wonderfully, weird and fun filled week in Brent!

See you next time!!!!

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