The Tesco superstore in Abbeydale is a hot-spot for littering and lots of rubbish builds up along the river bank, much of which is inaccessible. Originally the mission involved donning waders and life jackets to clear the banks but due to the storms the water level was far too high. So Goodgym Natalie and Max, alongside volunteers from the Sheffield Litter Pickers and staff from the Rivers Stewardship Council did an extensive litter pick across the entire area. After all, every litter(le) helps!

3 Goodgymmers, 2 councillors, members of the Sheaf and Porter River Trust, River Stewardship Company, Environment agency and lots of lovely locals turned up this morning to help clean up a stretch of the River Sheaf.

We had a quick briefing, before getting kitted up with helmet, life jacket, gloves and wellies/waders and then divided into 3 groups to tackle 3 different areas.

We picked litter along the paths and then worked our way down the banks to clear more litter and debris from the river and also clear Himalayan Balsam.

All sorts was pulled from the river including shopping trolleys (always!), pallets, barrier posts and 5m long metal railings!

Once we were nearing the end, Michelle headed off to lunch with a friend, whilst James and I (once he'd finished paddling) enjoyed complimentary refreshments, took photos and exchanged filthy innuendos before heading home to get cleaned up.

Best get my double-G's out for the camera

Here comes James with his long pole

I think you've shown me your crotch-hole before

We even got tweeted by a Baroness! https://mobile.twitter.com/natalieben/status/1434134643670925314?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet