The last in a long stretch of trees sleeves has now been removed. Trees, once stunted by redundant plastic, fighting unnecessary disease harboured inside the damp airless spaces are now able to thrive. Large volumes of degrading plastic had been removed from open space to be disposed of in a more ‘controlled environment’ , sadly I suspect landfill.

It’s my 100th good deed! Yey! And if I could have carried a ton of rubbish away that would have been even greater; 100 bits don’t really count. But if just one bit is prevented from damaging the wildlife then that’s worth every moment spent.

A brisk circuit around Cowdray avenue area, trying to stick to the better lit parts, to be able to find the litter. Unfortunately, anything that glistens has a strong chance of being a wet leaf, and often is! However, due to bags of tenacity and determination we managed to fill four sacks. Well done everyone! It became mighty chilly, so we bid farewell to the cyclists, and headed home. Thanks for the chats, see you next time!

Six bags of tree sleeves and lots of wooden poles removed from trees who no longer need them.

Two heavy bags of litter collected by two goodgymers.