5 Goodgymmers ran up to Durham Ox and met up with David. He handed all the tools to us and explained the tasks. Mainly clearing the cycle paths, cutting off shrubs and bushes that are in the way. Also litter picking, sweeping and clearing. Later Simon Heller came to volunteer too. Lovely to see a familiar face again and I ended up in the pub with him. Bad Gymmer with a glass of small red wine but very enjoyable.

On a pretty damp bank holiday evening three resilient runners ran to meet three persevering Pitsmoor Pickers. Our job for the evening was to clear Stanley Field and the adjacent road of litter. On arrival, after a sharp uphill climb, we distributed the bags, pickers, and loops kindly provided for us by Karen, had a quick briefing, and then set about freeing the field from litter.

Some notable bits we picked during the evening included a suitcase, lots of large nitrous oxide canisters, some bottles filled with an ominous liquid, a condom filled with a more ominous liquid, a waterproof jacket with burn holes through it, and some trainers.

During the pick we were joined by another keen-bean passerby who was so impressed by our efforts that they just had to get in on the action too. Kudos to them.

After a thoroughly soaking 45 minutes, we gathered up the many bags of rubbish we had picked, took some snaps, and ran back to the Showroom to stretch off.

2 very fit flying angels ran fast up and up the hills through the train tracks then up Norfolk Road and up again to Norfolk Park. Supposed to be 5 runners but the other 3 could not make it. We went up to Norfolk Community Primary School and made welcomed by a receptionist and Cath, The Headteacher. Cath then gave us tools and gloves and took us up to the path. We then trimmed trees and bushes and ensure the path will be safe for the children to walk up and down

We gathered on a sunny summer's evening at the Showroom in Sheffield to survey some fish passes. We were raring to get running and witness some weirs working. Armed with smart phones, pens and paper, and the energy of caffeinated children we set off on our journey downstream. The weirs we surveyed were Lady's Bridge, Walk Mill, Burton, and Sanderson's.

River me timbers!

The condition of the fish passes and weirs was as follows: Lady's Bridge- Clear at the top, clear at the bottom, flowing, no damage. There were some builder's lights on the weir. Walk Mill- Clear at the top, clear at the bottom, flowing, no damage. Channel on left of pass blocked. Burton - Clear at the top, clear at the bottom, flowing, no damage. Sanderson's- Clear at the top, clear at the bottom, flowing, no damage. There was a lot of bird life on this weir.

As this was quite a long run at over 7km a fitness session was passed over, with the exception of a few squats for a photo op!

Upon returning to the Showroom we fully stretched off before popping in for refreshments and rest.

On a chilly and windy Mon eve we set off from our home of The Showroom cinema via the Five Weirs Walk route to meet with Gerry from Sustrans.

Gerry met us on site, the other side of the Spider's Bridge with tools and other Sustrans volunteers.

Our task was to clear litter and other detritus from a section of the National Cycle Network along the Five Weirs Walk route.

We got straight to it, picking litter, sweeping and scraping debris and bagging it up ready for the council to collect at a later date.

After a good session the patch was looking much better.

As we said our goodbyes Generous Gerry gave us some delicious homemade parkin to give us some energy for the return leg.

Until next time, happy running :)

On a Bank Holiday Mon we set off from The Showroom to meet the FANTASTIC Jess of REGATHER & Common Thread fame to help REGATHER with a big steaming pile of wood chip that needed spreading around Club Garden a lovely community space used for and by the community.

On arrival Jess talked us through the task options for the evening and got us tooled up with rakes and gloves.

Filmon and Tom got straight into the big steaming pile of wood chip and spread it far and wide to ensure the surrounding trees and soil were feeling equally loved and nourished!

Annie got to clearing one of the planted areas and Jess was on with various tasks including litter picking, sweeping and wood chip donut creation around the trees.

After a descent session the area was looking a lot better for some GG love. We packed down and made our ways home under a very threatening looking raincloud which just about stayed away.

Until next time, happy running :)