Well that was a cold one!

We had a steep but short run up to Maltravers road with GG tourist Steph Ducat from GG Ealing fame who is in the area on business and kindly popped along to help out and see some of the sites of Sheffield.

Fortunately/unfortunately the evenings main sites were litter filled bushes on part of the National Cycling Network..

We met with Gerry, John and Walkwheelcyclesimon from The Walk, Wheel, Cycle Trust (Was Sustrans) and got tooled up with loopers, litter pickers, hoops and bags and got to it.

We lopped We picked We stacked traffic cones We tried to get frozen litter loose

It was a very worthwhile session as the bags of litter in the photo attest to.

Until next time, happy running :)

Ms F likes to change her living room curtains through the seasons to help brighten up the living room, but isn't able to do so by herself due to disabilities. It was a simple task to remove the old ones and thread on the new pair. Done in a jiffy and back on my way.

We met the FANTASTIC FRAN up the TOP of Heeley Green who got us tooled up and briefed on the evenings tasks.

We headed around the corner to a section which had become over run with wet leaves and overgrowth.

Enter goodgym!

We litter picked, we cleared leaves, we cut back brambles and generally made the whole space look a lot more inviting.

Until next time, happy running :)

Michelle and I met on a drizzly Sunday afternoon to help Mrs C with her garden. After much chit chat, including tales of a family of badgers living under the shed, we trimmed back some brambles from her front garden whilst we were made hot chocolate, ovaltine and mince pies. We then tooled up and headed into the back for the main objective of leaf clearance. We raked, brushed and scooped until we'd filled a giant garden waste bag. It ended up a bit of a mudfest, so it's difficult to tell the difference from the pictures, but Mrs C was very appreciative.

Two Goodgymmers joined Friends of Whirlowbook park and many other volunteers to muck in and plant over 300 hedge mini trees, including a lot of fruit trees.

This was achieved under 2 hours in rainy conditions, which, though not ideal for humans, is perfect for trees.

We dug, heeled trees in, mulched with woodchip and hops from the local Abbeydale brewery.

I'll be sure to check on the growth of these trees in years to come!

Many hands make light work!

The photos don't quite do the title justice on this one, but believe us it was a WET ONE!

A hardy few headed out to meet David from The Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly SUSTRANS) to get tooled up before heading around the corner to a lovely section of the new Grey to Green project in the city centre.

The section of the National Cycle Network that we were working on is next to the river and what will soon be the new public park built on the ruins of the old Sheffield castle.

It is a beautiful area and a fave for people to meet and chat. It also hosts a regular market; 'Pollen'.

Unfortunately some of the Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUD's) areas have become a hot bed for people throwing litter (mainly beer cans) into them. In fairness the SUD's hide the litter well, but it still has no place in the area so we gave it a good clear out.

Despite the at times torrential rain we still managed to bag up around 5-6 big bags of rubbish which Dave photographed and reported to the council via FIx My Street for them to make collection.

Top work team!

Until next time, happy running :)