Sevan and Kash were already in Southall, after a midday mission, and only a short 2km run away from Featherstone High School, where they reunited with Steph, who squeezed more running and a pit stop at home into the day.

The day was hot, and despite being only a group of three, the GoodGymers made up a half of today's volunteers, alongside Alex, Andrew and Gurpal. It was a sweaty workout in the scorching sun, and we couldn't blame anyone for staying at home in such heath. Alex kindly brought us water, and our job in return was to water the plants. But there was more.

We started ambitiously, helping Gurpal from Southall Transition dig the "bad soil", contaminated with plastic, out of the area where Gurpal had planted berries for children. The planting had been done in a rush and Gurpal was not entirely happy with the soil quality, so the blueberries, strawberries and others had to be re-planted. While Kash came across a couple of bin bags buried in the soil, Steph encountered a drain cover under the layer of dirt, so that area was out of the planting plans.

While Steph and Kash helped Gurpal wheelbarrow the "good soil" to the berry bed, relocate the plants and scatter the compost around, Sevan was on the watering duty, carrying heavy canisters from the school to the thirsty plants. He was later joined by Steph, who loved the opportunity to splash a little bit in the cold, running water. Kash in the meantime removed some big weeds from a tiny raised bed.

The highlight of the community mission was the sight of a majestic dragonfly hanging over the pond. Steph managed to capture the view with his phone camera just before finishing the session.

We are looking to organise the next session at Featherstone late in July, so watch this space!