When Paul was sorting out his bag and litter picker he was asked ‘Are you a friend of Fred?’ Initially he was worried that it was a case of mistaken identity of a foreign agent but it became clear that Fred runs the Friends of Brookmill Park in Deptford rather than a spy network. The questioner thanked Paul for his litterpicking along the Ravensbourne, was impressed by the variety of activities that GoodGym is involved in and promised to pass his regards to Fred.

Meanwhile Adi enjoyed a beautiful cool morning in Sydenham’s Mayow Park - the culprit on much of the litter was beautifully caught in the act! But as always, the park was left pristine.

Three Lewisham GGers braved the heat litter picked different parts of the borough. Linda was in Lower Sydenham and collected a staggering number of plastic water bottles which she recycled.

Adi was just up the road in Sydenham's Mayow Park getting some of the tailend of the night's rain whilst picking up litter from humans but made messier by squirrels.

Paul was in Deptford's Brookmill Park picking up litter and pulling out Himalayan balsam alongside the Ravensbourne. It was a bumper week for the former with lots of litter brought down by high flows on the river.

Ending our first visit to Penge Congregational Church, Jonny showed us a storage area that was full of rubbish needing clearing. This week’s session was our first go at disposing of the various artefacts there so it could be brought back into use. With Jonny picking out the rubbish, the GoodGym crew carried it through to a disused hall where it can be later carried out to a skip for disposal. The team tussled with some big items including pool tables, stage props and filing cabinets! We’ll be back to the church again to finish off the job, but we’ve already made a huge difference in opening up some floor space!