We had another great night with the GoodGym gang this evening! And managed to make our green spaces look a little bit tidier.

It was great to welcome Hannah and Amber along to their first ever group runs with us. Give them a cheer and show them some support! They did great and mixed in brilliantly with everyone.

Amazing to have Ross back with us again as well as Lea after both being very busy and unable to attend for a while. It was great seeing you both!

Chris was also back from his travels to South America...and fully recovered from jet lag and altitude fitness...almost, he didn't tackle the GoodGym hill segment on Strava, so you know he was taking it easy and instead did a great job as photographer this evening...taking around 140 photos!!!

Before the litter pick the group went on a lovely 4km run through the gorgeous Bournemouth Gardens and it's lush vegetation, incredibly peaceful and a great route to take so that everyone can catch up. On our way to Horseshoe Common we stopped back at our meeting point to collect litter pickers and bags that the lovely Sarah had brought along from work.

The steady climb to the common was another km and when we arrived all sweaty we split up into teams of 4 and set off under the underpass to make our way through the woods to tidy up after....people who don't care. We found shopping prams, shoes, cans., condom wrappers, bottles, camping gear, blankets, needles, you name it people have chucked it away. The sad thing is that it's such a beautiful and peaceful area. What a shame. With time running out we met back at the entrance to the common to take some photos and wrap things up, then heading the short distance back to Flirt feeling better about ourselves.

We met new people, did some exercise, spent time in nature, took a lot of rubbish out of the environment. Pretty good going for a Wednesday evening!!

Well done everyone and thank you for coming. Next week we are doing some gardening and after that we are meeting up for drinks and food at a beer garden just up the road. Feel free to join us even if you can't make the run! BUT you know that you'll enjoy your drink after much more if you join in with the group run!

Have a great end to the week. Remember to make someone smile!