Mr J threw something of a curved ball when asking me to get the Sri Lankan speciality Goraka paste. One shop claimed to have it but couldn’t find it, most had never heard of it.

Small frozen fish, sprats, have been on the shopping list for a while. But as well as those, I was charged with finding out what other small frozen fish I could get and sardines were added to the shop. The ASDA part was very simple, apart from getting a box of cornflakes almost as bit as the trolley!

The time consuming part of the task was collecting the discharge letter from Mrs J’s stay in hospital to take to the pharmacy. They initially gave me the wrong one so there was a return visit.

Another four pronged attack on litter and dumped rubbish in SE London, by our regular quartet.

Adi was in Sydenham's Mayow Park, early enough to catch the sunrise, despite not feeling great; fortunately the litterers hadn't been out in force and there wasn't a crazy amount to collect.

Cecilia fitted a litter pick in on Herbert Road in Woolwich after work, collecting a bagful with her litter picker.

Ivar did a late afternoon pick at the just outside of Sutcliffe Park, opposite McDonald’s. Among the usual wrappers for McThis and McThat, today’s catch also include a remote control and a tennis racket. He filled another bag to the brim in no time!

Paul also found some broken electrical goods - a turntable and a kettle in Deptford's Brookmill Park, amidst the cans, bottles and bits of plastic washed down by the Ravensbourne.

A beautiful autumn morning in Mountsfield Park saw Paul course checking ahead of Catford #parkrun. it was an easy one - there were no fallen branches, no abandoned Lime Bikes and no new hazards. So it was just litter picking around the course - around 4 bags for life full.