Three volunteers paced fast over 2km to clear litter at Castlehaven in Camden.

This week I was pleased to welcome back Alex and Oliver after the summer break and to hear about what they have been up to in the past few weeks. Our group run this week was heading over to Castlehaven, a distance of about 1km there and 1km back.

We were feeling fairly energetic this time, so kept up a good pace there, with Alex pointing out how very fast Oliver and I were marching - sorry Alex! At Castlehaven, we were met by Paul, who looks after the gardens and outdoor spaces here. He took us over to the arches, where we were shown a very impressive selection of professional litter-picking tools (I was possibly a little over-excited by this). With our litter pickers and bags-in-hoops in hand, we made our way out to the open space and gradually worked along the edges and paths, gathering any discarded rubbish as we went.

The space was surprisingly clean but, after just over half-an-hour of scouring, we had all managed to half fill our individual bags, not bad eh?! Next week we will return here to clear the leaves, which will now need to be kept on top of as autumn appears. Good work chaps!