3 runners met on Hope Street to embark upon a 2 mile run to Lark Lane, where we were met by Helen from Lake Lane Neighbourhood Association and 3 more goodgymmers.

Armed with pickers and hoops we set of into the night to clean up the Lane. At first it appeared that there wasn't too much litter, but, before long we realised our bags were getting heavy and we had, in fact, managed to gather six full bags!

Find of the night goes to Jo who happened upon a whole bakewell tart!

Sadly, having not bought bakewell tarts of our own, we left hungry but satisfied with a job well done. Brilliant work from everyone to leave the streets of Liverpool that bit neater and tidier.

The return to Urban Green Up

Following on from last week we returned and once more double gloved we carried on where we left off last week - the nettles were very much depleted after last weeks task and we took on other tall unwanted plants uncovering more and more smaller plants and some flowers. Elaine, as always, was on hand for plant identification when we were unsure. Bags of litter were picked up and in amongst the plants lay a broken toy guitar an echo of last week's pun perhaps.

By the end of the task the site looked transformed by our two sessions - many hands make light work

And talking of light - Being near to November the 5th there were a lot of fireworks to be seen and heard but the bright sparks working at Urban Green Up were the best show of all. Some people stopped to find out about us gardening at night with torches. Its all in a Goodgymmer's Monday night of course.

Thank you Elaine for having us.