First at meeting point tonight was our very own cover girl Patricia! Trish as well as just completing 50 good deeds is currently training hard for a cycle challenge with her husband (of 52 years I add!). So maybe there is something in the phrase 'those who train together; stay together ❤️'!

It was the Lytchett 10 race on Sunday. As a result, Robert and Esther showed up with sore legs and tired bodies. Meanwhile Elizabeth still had the spring in her step and bounced up the hills of Parkstone!

We headed around the dark streets, uninspiring but serving a purpose to catch a mile or two before the task and have a chat!

Delighted Laura joined us again, directly at the task this week as its a legs rest day but we are happy for an extra pair of hands and more company where ever they appear!

Onto Langside school and we were absolutely delighted to see how the sensory garden is looking! We last came up just before Christmas and we cleared so many wheel barrows of leaves! We had had a good turn out and many hands had swept, raked and shovelled the leaves off the beds. Since our visit daffodils had come through and there had been care and attention paid to the layout by staff at Langside. It was really taking form!

Tonight we hit the back and sides of the sensory section of the garden. Putting our shovels and rakes onto the back bed and clearing around the table and chairs and along the path. We are definitely looking forward to lighter evenings but meanwhile grateful for torches and lights! There were fragrant smells from herbs and plants, as we piled up wet leaves into the compost area.

We are awaiting storm Dudley here in the south and as we finished up, the rain was beginning to gently fall, reminding us to go home! Tools packed away and checks all ✔️.

We made a rather feeble attempt at a jumping photo - (I'll blame the jumpers and not photographer!) outside the school before we headed off into the darkness, leaving Laura head for home!

Parkstone is an optical illusion, you seem to climb hills wherever you go and rarely find a downhill section - it is also hard to get into it and out of it, but uphill we went (again) to head for cars and home.

Come on February...move along and bring out the spring soon! We are ready for you!

Well done everyone - A delightful crew!