Next level of litter picking - not on land but on water. Paddle litter picking for 4 Goodgymers. After a small debrief and training at Kew Bridge, they were then set off on the water guided/lead by Sophie from Active 360. Headed out on the river for a paddle around the local islands where we stopped to collect litter along the way without disturbing the local wildlife. Collected the usual rubbish but also found a plate, a sock plus a jacket hanging in a tree and a bubble wand which still worked...Bubbles were made here!!

We paddled roughly 2.5 km before going back to Kew Bridge, but it seemed much longer - what a great session. Nobody fell in the water and we were a bit muddy

What a lovely evening over the river at Marble Hill Play Centres. GoodGym Richmond haven't been there since before COVID and most of us hadn't been there at all, so it was a lovely surprise to discover this large play area in Marble Hill Park. Especially so given that trustees Steph and Kelly were there to meet us and made us feel so welcome immediately!

A huge hello to Danielle and Basia who joined us for their first ever GoodGym task and got stuck straight in with helping to rake bark, litter pick and weed thistles and saplings across the play area.

At the end of our time, we took a step back to take a photo and could really see the result of many hands at work. We worked out that the session would be equal to a full day of non-stop work for one energetic person, what a great example of what GoodGym can help to achieve in just 45 minutes!

We will be back there soon, keep an eye on listings. Thank you Marble Hill Play Centres!