We had another great visit to Simon at Thorlands this week. It was lovely to have Laura join us once again, being back in London for only a short time!

After our short run from Old Spike Café, the group split up with Sam, Laura and Paulin getting stuck into moving leaf mould from the compost bin to the main garden. The rest of the team weeded, cleared an area and shifted a large planter into its new spot.

With 45 minutes of solid work done, we wrapped up and ran back to Peckham – another evening of good running and good deeds!

On a warm summer evening, we set off from Old Spike and made our way—running the 5.5 km (with a little unplanned detour) to Blackfriars Estate. It was a long group run, but the sense of pride when we arrived made every step worth it.

There, we were warmly welcomed by Corin and got straight to work, shifting heavy bags of soil to clear space for the final stages of their landscaping project. It was serious, sweaty lifting, but as a team we got the job done.

With the task complete, we made the return journey to Old Spike—tired, but with that satisfying feeling of a mission accomplished.