Author Archives: georgebentleymfc

On the unbelievably mild and sunny morning of Saturday 22 October, fourteen team members assembled at a central Ipswich location to complete the long-anticipated garden work that had been ‘won’ at the Ipswich Hospital Baby Bereavement Support Group charity auction … Continue reading →

Kevin and Bernie made and installed a handrail for Martlesham resident Shirley. This will assist her with ascending / descending her stairs in light of a forthcoming operation. Shirley was thrilled with the finish article and grateful for the assistance … Continue reading →

Dick Nelms is a 99 year former B17 pilot from WW2 at RAF Rattlesden, who completed the maximum 35 missions over Europe, including, but not limited to, Berlin, Munich, and the Normandy campaign. These photos were recently taken at the … Continue reading →

On Friday 19 and Saturday 20 August 2022, a total of 12 members of the Muscles team descended on the Ipswich home of Gina to complete a garden make-over in return for a donation she had generously made to the … Continue reading →

During the mid-July mini-heatwave that saw temperatures in the UK soaring to over 30 degrees, Clive, Bernie and Phil spent a morning in the Ipswich garden of retired couple Jane and Barry. Recent mobility issues had prevented the couple from … Continue reading →

On 1 July 2022, two Muscles volunteers, Bernie and Phil, spent a sunny morning helping to clear unwanted items from the rear garden of an Ipswich house. The customer was recently widowed and had been trying unsuccessfully for weeks to … Continue reading →

The team returned to Lady Sarah’s to complete a couple of jobs on a warm June morning. Alan’s brewing shed needed a re-roof which Clive and ‘new boy’ Mark set about while Bernie used his craftsmanship on the back door, … Continue reading →

Flattened Felixstowe Trellis provided new support.  Storms Dudley and Eunice swept across the UK in quick succession in February and Caroline’s garden trellis found itself victim to the severe high winds near the coast at Felixstowe.  Four Muscles team members … Continue reading →

The morning of Friday 20 May 2022 saw a small team of MFC volunteers working in support of the Home Start in Suffolk organisation https://www.homestartinsuffolk.org/ The team attended the home of a young mum in Felixstowe and cleared away 3 … Continue reading →