Black clouds loomed large but still the rain never came!

We welcomed first timer Tilley to our ranks. A bit down on numbers tonight due to holidays but no shortage of effort and determination.

The task was a last minute re arrange after we were just too quick with last week. Given the heat wave it was a short gentle jog up the great central way, across to the King Power then back by the river/canal to the meeting point where Mel with her trusty trolley full of bags and litter pickers tooled us all up.

Tilley and Stu went upstream with Mel and Dave, Frank Nic and Lindsay went downstream - instructions to meet up in 20 minutes. Pickings were rich! The litterbugs had been at play and after just a short time the bags were jingling and clunking with bottles and cans, not to mention a discarded umbrella retrieved by Stu.

The team were keen to do some work on Bede Park also so it was there we went after our stint on the canal. Once again, rich pickings. Surprising really as there is a bin every twenty metres or so but no, people clearly arent prepared to walk that far if they can just leave it on the ground.

The planned fitness session on the outdoor gym went out of the window when Dave spied some trees and a bench. So, an urban session it was. Wall sits, press up s, step ups and then a warm down jog to Tesco where the team was treated to a well earned lolly.

No running while lollies are being eaten, its the law! so a stroll it was back to base for some stretches and news.

Imminently we are to be filmed for BBC East Midlands Today, maybe next week, maybe the one after, more news after my phone call on Thursday.