2 GoodGymers met at the Mercury Theatre and headed down to the River to pick up as much litter as possible before the darkness hit and it became too difficult to identify what was litter and what was a feather/leaf/part of the street furniture.

It was lovely to meet Sandra, I very much enjoyed our conversation as we worked!

2 GoodGymers swept and mopped the FoodBank floor.

The FoodBank gets a lot of use every day, serving the people of Colchester and so there was plenty of cleaning to do, but with good team work and a lot of sweat and muscle 4 GoodGymers swept, mopped, vacuumed and wiped down the huge warehouse in just over an hour. Great to meet the lovely Naomi and catch up with Pramila and Ray. We'll be back at the FoodBank in a month.

Having cleared the planters in town for summer bedding last month, they were now needing a little TLC to keep them going until Autumn. We deadheaded, weeded and de-littered while putting the world to rights. Top litter find was a Tursday night beverage for Frazer and Ray was glad this task involved a little less Spidermanesque maneuvers than the last one in town...

The answer in our case is 4 black sacks' worth.

We took a very pleasant stroll along the river Colne, removing the litter we spot to make the route more pleasant for humans and wildlife alike.

Along the way we spotted a woodpecker, heron, water rats, swans and several other less noteworthy species, all while having a good natter and enjoying our local environment.

4 GoodGymers swept and mopped the large FoodBank floor, scrubbed a dirty table and cleaned up an office area....all while keeping out of the way of a Brownie Pack who had come for a tour and to help out with moving stock.

In very little time we left the building looking and smelling much better than when we entered!