Four goodgymers joined community members for a litterpick around Baron's Pond on an extra special sunny saturday morning.

We'd had a busy morning; Beth, Chris and Tish had taken part in parkrun, while I gave out finish tokens. This was Beth's 200th parkrun event which called for celebration and sweet treats.

A leisurely wander around the pond collecting discarded wrappers, bottles and cans ensued. With pistachio chocolates and cookies to fuel us we had soon filled several bags. Not to be deterred by the farthest to reach rubbish, armed with the longest litterpicker [8ft XXL and at least twice the size of Beth and me], Chris made light work of the job. So long litter!

With the beautiful camelias of Chiswick House blooming in GoodGym red, it must have been time for our visit back to help out with jobs in the garden!

This week we were met by George with an emergency job - GoodGymers assemble! The Kitchen Garden is due to open today but the team has just discovered that there is a dangerous lintel by the normal entrance which means the public can't use it for the time being. There is an alternative pathway in, but it has been neglected over the winter and become clogged with weeds. That's where we came in!

Our task for the evening was to clear the path of weeds, grass and other undesirables. We were given a demonstration on the various roles.and told that it was imperative that rakers take the lead and must stay ahead of the pack. they were followed by hoers and forkers. The choreography was everything.

With the light rapidly dropping we worked worked hard, fueled by discussions of books, travel and weekend races. A massive well done to Michelle, Florian, Alan, Steph and Matt for taking on the Queen of the Suburbs in tough conditions and for some epic running!

After 45 minutes of effort we had reached the end of the road. You can see what the path looked like before our hard work, but I wish I had a decent after shot to show you. You'll just have to take my word for it that it was path perfection!

Next week Michelle will be leading the group to help with the new season of planting for Hounslow Foodbox at Chiswick allotments. You can find the details here and sign up. We also have anice litter picking task at Baron's ponds this Saturday if you're ale to help out.