Tonight's task was a last-minute replacement for a task that fell through. Tonight's task leader Sarah was also a last minute replacement, as Euclides' day was not running to schedule.

The job at hand was to tidy up a tree pit near a flower bed that is looked after by some of the Friends of Elizabeth Place. The flower bed is lovely, and frankly the tree pit was lowering the tone of the neighbourhood.

Fortunately Sarah lives close by so was able to turn up with spare tools, gloves, and a council garden waste bin.

She was the first to arrive at the task. And also the last!

Undeterred, she selected a pair of trusty secateurs from her arsenal and got to work.

It wasn't long before the trim was complete. Sarah packed up her tools, along with an empty can she found in the tree pit, and took everything home, ready for tomorrow's recycling and garden waste collection.