Stood in at the last minute at our local parkrun as they were short on volunteers. Orla gave an extra big wave for all the buggies and dogs we saw

On a slightly grey bank holiday evening we met to litter pick at Goatee Beach, but found out it had already been picked the day before! Instead we headed along the boardwalk and then along the road to pick near the quay and pub where there was plenty of rubbish. From cigarette butts to a towel that had really had a hard life, we picked it all. We even had our littlest litter picker join us before bedtime and she was the smiliest litter picker we ever did meet!

Litter picking finished we headed for the beach just in time for high tide so we could get a refreshing dip. It was a bit blustery but that didn’t deter us from getting a cold water fix! Well done everyone for braving it. Tea and biscuits to warm up afterwards.

A nice collection of toiletries made their way to our local libraries to contribute to the BBC Soapbox Appeal!

A joint effort from us and our lovely Portsmouth neighbours 😍

What did we learn from this task....?

Squirrels don't like to get up too early on cold mornings, so it's difficult to engage with them on the morning school run; they are elusive in rural woodland with fabulous trees, probably because there are plenty of other nearby places to hang out; they won't come down from their tree to play with an eager Jack Russell.

But, they do enjoy pieces of apple; they like to pose beautifully for a photo; and unfortunately there will always be litter to collect in the areas where they live.

Well done for cleaning up for them and getting out on a cold, grey day to enjoy outdoor spaces.

Baby Orla was tailwalking this morning at Ganger Farm. She let her mum come along too! Sarah was barcoding scanning at Southampton and Ellie was celebrating her birthday on post event close down at Arrow Valley parkrun. They had a very fancy traffic cone funnel system!