Well, me and the Newcastle Parks rangers were sorely needed today at Hodgkin Park. We arrived to someone’s idea of fun - a burnt out wheelie bin and rubbish strewn everywhere.

We made quick work of that and I did a lap of the park collecting more rubbish.. including an abandoned Croc and a ball which had seen happier times.

After that, we got to work clearing the weeds and grass from around the bench with the best view in Benwell (forgot to take a photo… you’ll need to go and find out for yourself!)