Tessa, Rachel, Sheila, Kanika and I met up at Pinkneys Green, which is green and lovely to the untrained eye, but sadly awash with litter when you start looking more carefully, especially along the roads.

It was great to meet Leysa and Darren. Leysa has been doing a brilliant job organising litter picks with other residents locally, and was joining up with GoodGym for the first time.

We found heaps of rubbish - the usual cans, bottles and snack packaging, most likely lobbed from car windows, and lots of dog poo bags too.

Thanks to Leysa for informing the council of our plans. Tivoli came and took away our rubbish at the end of the session.

Sorry I didn't manage to get a photo of the group!

Meanwhile Viv, Angela and Georgeta did litter picks in their own neighbourhoods. Viv and Angela were joined by honorary canine member Flora and Georgeta worked hard to pick up lots of pieces that had been shredded by a mower, including a car floor mat.