We were some super speedy painters at the You Trust offices this evening 🎨

The team had done an amazing job painting the walls and masking taping up along all the woodwork 🪵

We grabbed brushes and rollers and got to work glossing our hearts out faster than a Formula One car in Monaco 🏎

In next to no time we had skirting boards, doorways and window sills looking brand new! 💅

We were happy to have Srinivas with us for his first Pompey task. And it was lovely to meet Ranjitha for her first GG task. Hope to see you both again soon.

Superb efforts from everyone who took part in litter picks across Portsmouth and beyond today!

Mel and Vicki kicked things off nice and early with a pick at Alexandra Park, although Jane was actually first in with her pick last night! Julie received plenty of praise from passers by as she cleaned up by Lidl. Laura and her dog, Woody, completed an early morning beach clean. It seems Woody was disappointed he didn't find any snacks, only food wrappers!

We've had a trolley retrieved from the chalk cliffs of Paulsgrove by Lucy and Duncan, a beach clean in Bracklesham with an accompanying sea dip for Judy and Val and a whopping 16 mile run with a cemetery litter pick by Andy!

Nia and baby Zoe headed to Southampton Common for their pick, whilst Dave and I took a stroll through Sherwood Forest to burn off a very unnecessary sundae!

Ness and Sinéad focused on the shoreline for their picks at Fort Cumberland and Langstone Harbour respectively.

We'll be back to normal next week with a visit to the You Trust in North End for some painting and decorating. Hopefully see you in person then!

Vanessa and I joined the Friends of Langstone Harbour for a beach clean at Milton Lock / Eastney inlet. The sea was nowhere to be seen - the tide was way out. So, plenty of mudflats and exposed litter.

Vanessa was like a dog with a bone (or a GoodGymer on a beach clean!) and dug away at a semi-submerged plastic bucket, which was eventually dislodged by another of the volunteers. Of course, we found lots of plastic, polystyrene and pottery.

The beach is clean, for now - until the next high tide.

We arrived at the task this evening after a warm run in good time - unfortunately our host had forgotten we were coming.

Whilst Barbara whizzed down to let us in, we made the most of our wait by weeding the forecourt outside. Lucy educated us on some of the plants names. My favourite was Herby Robert!!

Despite only 25 minutes of actual task time, we got an incredible amount of work done, weeding, loading wheelbarrows and spreading woodchips.

Incredible work this evening everyone, well done!