Hello everyone, I’m PECT’s new Project Support Officer and this is my first blog... Please be gentle!
 

My first day with the PECT team took me from the cosy confines of the office to the great outdoors of the Green Backyard, an ever-expanding ecological allotment and training ground for people wishing to dabble in green skills. We took part in a little Guerrilla Gardening, a worldwide sunflower planting event. We removed weeds from a patch of soil, preparing it for the new life which we would sow! We also found a few bits of rubbish, such as tin cans and a spoon which were recycled. Except for the spoon, which Patrick has for some reason adopted as his mascot.

What made the event amusing was that myself and fellow starter Bacar were dressed (as you do on your first day ready to impress) in formal office gear, which wasn’t at all suited for the task at hand! It was a lot of fun, and I found it inspiring to work on a project with so many enthusiastic people. Everyone at PECT is so passionate about environmental issues, they’re great to work with (even Lisa, who insists on calling me Bob and terrorises the office).

All in all it was a fun first day. I didn’t want to go home, how sad is that?

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