A small but mighty group gathered in the sunshine at Glass Mill, there was even time for a spot of sunbathing before we had to head to The Albany.

The tasks were litter picking, weeding and watering the plants. We also added an additional task of adding some water to the pond as it was looking quite low and we could see a lot of frogs in there. We think they were happier by the time we left.

We managed to fill 3 bin bags of litter and Paul tackled the weeds around the picnic benches!

We've been to The Albany regularly for the past couple of months and we are really making a dent in the litter!

Well done team!!

It was time for one of our regular trips to The Albany! Thanks to Paul for leading the run as I got the bus to as close to the task as possible. It turned out to be perfect timing and we all arrived at The Albany within a minute of each other!

The task for this evening was the usual litter picking as the winds blows in the litter from the surrounding streets and then also a bit of weeding between the paving stones.

The unusual task for the evening was if we saw a snail then we needed to pick it up and put it in a bucket and then the snails would be relocated away from the vegetable plants.

We had a couple of marathons to celebrate so we headed for a post group run social to refuel and catch up with friends!

It was the first group run since the clocks changed and we were looking forward to a group run in daylight. And I was mostly looking forward to not taking dark blurry photos!

It was time for one of our regular group runs to The Albany but first we had to take a detour to see the teenage herons. It has been hit and miss recently on the amount of litter in the garden and with the grass getting longer it provided a good hiding place for the litter.

Not to be deterred and without Vic's extending litter picker, we still managed to half fill some gigantic bin bags. If they'd have been normal sized bin bags then I think we would have filled them.

It was time to say our goodbyes and head to The Brookmill for our social.

A night off from leading this evening for and Paul was taking the Lewisham reigns! I knew we were all in safe hands and the evening would run smoothly. We started with the full GG spiel and a quick warm up before we were on our way to The Albany to tackle the litter!

Vic timed her arrival perfectly and we all covered the last 100m to The Albany together.

The task for the evening was simple, pick up as much litter as possible. We found some interesting items such as 2 scooters found in the bushes, a giant tv from the olden days, a singular slipper, an item I won't write on the run report to save you all but if you want to know ask Vic or Matt.

There was a slight pause whilst I went on the hunt for more bin bags and then by the end we had filled 6 bin bags!! Amazing work team!

Next week we are heading to RUSS, it's a shorter run and there's usually tea and biscuits at the end.

A small but mighty group gathered at Glass Mill, not put off by the rain and the dark nights! The other small but mighty group were meeting us at The Albany so by the time we arrived we were a medium and mighty group ready to tackle whatever litter The Albany had to throw at us!!

After a couple of visits with minimal litter, tonight was the complete opposite. We ended up with bags and bags of litter including a pair of sandals, plenty of beer bottles and cans.

Next week, we have a brand new tasks and all hands on deck needed to tackle the overgrown allotment.

In the history of leading group runs, I don't think I've taken such a small amount of photos. The important thing here is this was definitely quality over quantity!!

We haven't been to The Albany for a couple of months and we were pleasantly surprised to see the grass had been cut, and the works completed. It gave us an easier task of spotting the litter. Luckily we have Paul-sized bin bags (as confirmed in the photos) to hold all the litter. It was mainly the usual suspects of glass bottles, cans and chicken shop boxes. Nothing exciting for once, no bags full of snails, shoes or wigs.

We were done and dusted ahead of time and just as it started to rain we made our way back to Glass Mill.

Next week we are heading to Senior's, a longer and hillier run but nothing we can't achieve together!