After a very professional warm-up (the Macarena), we headed to meet Karen from Pitsmoor Pickers. It was about 2k each way, and on the way there we took the scenic route by the River Don (thanks Michelle for the navigation help! We had about 45 minutes to clear up the area around Andover Street, and we all covered as much ground as possible. We got a good few big bags of rubbish and passersby/local residents often stopped to say thanks, which shows what an impact GoodGym has in the community ☺ Litter picking is often very addictive and the time speeds by, not only is it good exercise but its really satisfying to see a measurable difference with each object picked up (and often we conjure stories as to how bizarre objects could've ended up there in the first place!)

The nights are getting darker but GoodGym Sheffield is priveleged to be made up of some shining stars, no matter what the season 🌟

This was my 25th good deed with GoodGym, and I've loved every one! Thank you to every one who has supported me, mentored me, and been a great friend :)

10 runners ran up to Pittsmoor and met up with Danielle. She then gave us instructions of where to go to pick litter and cans in a separate bag. We then collected hoops and bags and litter pickers and also met Malcolm with all his equipments in his red car. We then met up with another 2 volunteers from Pittsmoor Litter Pickers who are Dave and Galvin.. Altogether there were 14 of us and it made work faster and easier in a big, friendly team. Really helpful and rewarding team. Thank you all for a big team effort. After the task we ran back to The Showroom and did some activity to cool and warm down with various exercises that Tom had shown us. A very good evening and enjoyed by everyone.

On a muggy Sheffield eve the GG SHF team assembled at The Showroom Cinema for another group run.

It was great to welcome Shahram who joined us fresh from the Future Leaders session in Manchester and was full of enthusiasm on his first GG SHF run! We hope to see more of you Shahram.

After quick intros we headed off to meet Karen of Pitsmoor Pickers and get tooled up!

I think our numbers were a shock to Karen and we even had too many people for the pickers she had so some of us got gloved up and picked up the bigger bits.

Cans were collected for future weighing in and everything else was bagged up and/or moved to a nearby public bin ready for collection by the council after Karen had reported it to them.

Adrian even found a knife which was carefully moved and reported to Police by Karen and has now been collected by Police to be destroyed.

It was a good haul and a number of us headed into The Showroom for drinks and bites to eat before heading home.

A good job by all and thanks to everyone for coming out.

Hope to see you all on the next one. Happy running :)

7 Goodgymers ran up to Pittsmoor Road to meet Karen Malone and another volunteer Daniela. Nice, hot evening and once we started litter picking then there is no stopping us. Actually Celine walked there and back from The Showroom Cinema and she was certainly faster than the runners. There were bottles, cans, some flytipping, loads of other rubbish of crisps packets, clothes, socks, shoes, paper and adhoc stuff. Another lovely, young volunteer by the name of Abdullah joined us. He seems to know everyone in the local area. He was also curious about Goodgym and asked a few questions. He says he might join us one day because he us not fit yet and drives to Barnsley to work. Litter Picking is really addictive and we all enjoyed doing it. We walked and ran after the task but we continued to litter pick on our way back. So addictive! We managed to buy Ice Cream from a corner shop to cool ouselves down and it was my treat. Celine also managed to get some nice grub from The Showroom Cafe and treated us because she bought 'Good to Go' and there was more than expected Lovely day for this particular task.

The 3 of us net at The Showroom. We walked, jog and ran up to Rock Street, off Pittsmoor Road. It was a very. very hot day. So glad we drank some water before at The Showroom. We then met up with Karen and another volunteer. Bags , hoops and Litter Pickers were given. We were then told where to do the tasks. We did a good 45 minutes but fortunately we had some shade. There were loads of fly tipping of cardboard and clothes too. Cans, bottles and loads of other litter were collected by 5 people all together. Certainly made the streets looking cleaner and tidier. Good job well done by all. Thank you team. Bob persuaded us to go to The Harlequin Pub fir a cool drink. Thank you Bob for treating us. Well deserved drink.

5 Goodgymers met up at The Showroom Cinema. Welcome Vivien to Goodgym! Nice to meet you and hope we cheered you up. We ran from The Showroom to meet up Karen. Gary and other volunteers at top if Andover Street. We were told where to Litter Pick and we followed Karen's instructions to go to Gower Street. It is a long street but in between there are cafes, takeaway shops and lots of people standing and chatting. Interesting area where many people from other countries meet together in the evenings for a smoke, drink and chat. It is a Community place but there are a lot of rubbish in between the parks, bushes, bus stops and the streets. We , the Goodgymers worked really hard and even chatted to the locals. A local disabled man l, by the name of Barry joined us litter picking. See the photos for evidence and to share with others too. Millie found hair and bones and assumed a dead animal. We later lost Millie because she went ahead with the other PP volunteers. So we decided to run up to find her and she was still litter picking eventhough it was time for us to run back. But we chatted to other people whilst waiting but ran back cheerily again and back to The Showroom. Thank you team and a joy to be working with all of you.