8 GoodGymers joined today to continue our Balsalm Bashing .

First off we welcome new starter David who got stuck straight in to the task. We are also celebrating Excellent Emily for completing her 100th good deed. Make sure to give them both a cheer!

We split into two groups. One group continued removing the Balsalm that has built up on Hob Moor. Unfortunately due to COVID, the Balsalm has been left to grow worse than previous years. However this has not deterred us GG'ers from jumping in head first and removing as much as we can. Through all the nettle stings, grunts and shouts of 'ow!' we managed to make a large dent in the Balsalm. However the flowers were exploding their seeds, so unfortunately this is likely the last time for Balsalm removal this year...the plant may have won the battle but we will win the war!

The other group were picking up the litter that has been left by delinquents. Through their work, 3 bags were filled and they also found: a) an abandoned wheelchair and b) an old road sign. We all left these by the bins at the end of the task to be collected by the council. I didn't hear much from this group, but I'm sure it was very calm and focused minus the sprinting dibgy dog!

As 11:30 hit, we packed up our tools and could see how much litter and Balsalm we had cleared. Now this is how you spend a Saturday morning!