We changed it up last night and combined litter picking with creating a scarecrow for the Dashwood Manor scarecrow competition!

This was an opportunity to show off the great work that we do as a team so we wanted to emphases the litter picking we have done by accessorising with litter found on the day.

We split into two groups, Sammi who brought a lot of the materials for the scarecrow and Evelyn who brought all the newspaper to use as filling worked together to build the base of the scarecrow.

Meanwhile Christine who had come equipped with some great litter found throughout the week, Yazid, Tazmin and I went out litter picking to find litter to add. We were very successful finding lots of bottles, a belt, plenty of small bits and topped off with a purse!

Then we all came together and had the process of naming our gorgeous scarecrow, after some great suggestions we landed on Na-Trash-A. To end the night we ate the delicious brownies baked by Tazmin and Yazid had a little dance with Na-Trash-A.

Can't wait to win first prize tomorrow!

I think we have a new contender for weirdest bit of litter that we have found in our time here in Basingstoke with a whole number plate!

We had a great time litter picking last night, it was beautiful weather for it and the vibes were high. Lily & Sam joined for their first session and got straight into the swing of it fitting in really easily.

As always Sammi, Yazid & Tazmin were in great form providing plenty of laughs.

In all we collected 4 full bags of litter around the Queens Mary area, we also found some delicious plums which I enjoyed!

We had a great crew at this weeks session, vibes started high with the music going and setting off from the Social Club.

Luke was back for his second session and it was lovely seeing everyone else as well!

We were super productive filling 6 bags of litter from around Kings Furlong up towards Brookvale, unfortunately we didn't find any underwear for national underwear day, but we did find a cache of moldy bread, empty engine oil and a shopping trolley which Yazid naturally got into.

Last night we were back to our roots and did our first litter pick for a long time, and more importantly got back in the playground!

While it was a hot day it thankfully cooled in the evening and there was a great breeze to make it overall a very nice evening.

We had Luke join us for his first session and he immediately fit right in and had a great work effort.

We left the Social club with Sammi & Tazmin down towards the King of Wessex where we were meeting Yazid and picked up litter on the way.

We are starting to get famous in the area as we were recognised and thanked for all the work that we do. From the King of Wessex we went up the hill down to the school and then under the A30 towards Kingsmill.

While we collected plenty of rubbish Basingstoke is looking very tidy and we went long stretches unable to find any rubbish.