What a lovely fresh morning to meet like-minded and community spirited people.

Often when we litter pick or do gardening it is not too near roads and curbs, but this time that is exactly where we went. In order to show the residents, public and County Council how easy it is to weed an area without harmful pesticides we focused on the area around The Hospital arms. No pesticide needed.

It was a pleasure to meet the Eco-Colchester and Green Party volunteers and we look forward to many more tasks in the mission to 'green up' Colchester.

The message is that community action is vital and that the word community includes our environment.

Well done everyone!