13 runners joined forces to clear the streets of Leamington of litter this week.

It was a case of lets beat the rain as it was threatening to soak us according to the weather report.

After a warm up in the front garden of the Fat Pug we were ready to go. Iain looked like he was off to scale the mountains due to carrying the litter pickers which made an interesting noise as he ran along.

Reaching the main town area we collided with the students night out, which appeared to be a chain of young men, all attached to each other being screamed at and wearing bin bags, we decided that it was best not to ask but take a photo and quickly move on.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Matt, our lovely link with Leam Trash Friends was unable to meet us. So armed with grabbers from a well known local store we split into teams of 3 to race to find the most litter.

Finds included - a lost wallet, (through the mode of social media this was returned swiftly to its owner - an added good deed tonight) too many fag ends to mention, a skip, beer cans, plenty of takeaway wrappers and a Tandoori Oven Unfortunately it was a little to heavy to carry and a 50p which went in the charity pot at the Fat Pug.....

We had clear winners who found a treasure trove in the hedges outside the Doctors Surgery, filling three bags in 40 minutes, two teams came a close second.

After storing the bags ready for collection we jogged back to the park to focus on our High Knees, which of course included a little game of What's the time Mr Wolf? There was a few wobbles but lots of fun.

Running back, the more intense runners were tasked with racing the hills and jogging back to join the less intense runners, there were a few sweaty runners by the end.

Thanks to Alain for taking some lovely photos in the dark.

Finishing off with a lovely stretch just before the heavens opened.

A successful second run. Can't wait for next week.

We would all like to wish Matt and his family lots of love and we can't wait to work with them again in the future.