The best day of the year so far with sunny skies and a spring in the step of the GoodGym team who joined CleanUpCharlton to pull some of the usual bottles, cans, cardboard, cigarette ends, Christmas trees (?!) and inner tubes out of the shrubberies of Anchor & Hope Lane in Charlton. The spring flowers were blooming down at Atlas Gardens but now look much better without a carpet of plastic pieces. Hope restored, we adjourned to M&S for the usual coffee break.

March 1st brought with it some much welcome sunshine, so it was with a spring in our step that 5 GoodGym-ers met Tim and Edna at the Community Garden in Charlton's Maryon Park for today's task. We were soon busy with cleaning the greenhouse (cue power washing!) as well as carting wheelbarrels-worth of matured leaf mulch to be spread over the growing areas. Cleaning up the entrance path, clearing moss growth and other deposits was our last task, before a lovely chat with a cup of tea and cookies to end our session. The garden is looking lovely with freshly sprouting daffodils & crocuses. You'll also be welcomed by the unmissable aroma of wild garlic. A great start to the month.

Thanks to all involved and Happy GoodGym Anniversary to Marta!

How many rubbish bags must a GoodGymer fill

Before you call him the champ-champ?*

How many GoodGymers will offer to push the pram

Before the end of the run? **

The litter my friend is blowin' in the wind The litter is blowin' in the wind

How many cakes must a GoodGymer eat

Before you call him a Wren?

How many nappies must a GoodGymer pick

Before they proclaim this is S***

The litter my friend is blowin' in the wind The litter is blowin' in the wind

But much less litter than when we started today- good job team. The Friends of Woolwich Common were almost blown away by the outpour of GoodGym support this morning. It’s safe to say, nobody knows-picking like we do!***

On Tuesday we've got our first task at James Wolfe Primary School.

Until next time!

*Ashton is indeed the litter picking God amongst us common folk

**All of them of course

***Credit to Khai, the GGG Pun-King