The first Lewisham litter pick of the new year had same the same participants and same locations as much of the the last year. Adi was in Sydenham's Mayow Park picking up debris from New Year's revelries - cans, bottles and spent fireworks.

Paul was in Deptford's Brookmill Park, alongside the Ravensbourne. Heavy frosts had killed off most of the remaining nettles so there were lots of cans and bottles that were now accessible. More litter was collected than for several months - around 3 black sacks full. There was also a lot of activity on the herons' nest - with a tiny head and beak peering out and probably at least one more youngster that was more reticent about being seen.

Usually Course Check at Catford parkrun involves litter picking and moving abandoned Lime Bikes but this one was somewhat different in that it was helping to make the decision as to whether the event should go ahead. On the way back from another GG mission yesterday afternoon I jogged round the course to check how bad the ice was. Generally, it was pretty safe but one very treacherous bit meant the event was called off early on Friday evening.

Getting to the lovely Ms Y’s home was the hardest bit today as there were no trains to Grove Park. A circuitous route from my previous mission was worked out that enabled the normal mix of Sainsburys and the Co-Op. The shop was straightforward and involved fairies for the first time for a while. Ms Y did grumble that my hands were cold when I was passing her items to put away…. I can’t think why they were.

There were a lot of weights and waits on today’s shopping and related mission of the lovely Mr J today today - GP’s surgery, fishmongers, market stall and in ASDA whilst I bought his very healthy shop. We chatted afterwards about sweet potatoes and how we liked to cook with them.

Ms Y was pleased to see me, although we didn’t have as much catching up to do as normal, as we’d had a chat on Christmas Day. She was impressed with my Saturday best, I’d come from parkrun and she thought that I’d be easy to spot! As for the shop, it was just a few fresh things from her local Co-Op.

Apart from it being a different day, it was a pretty standard shop for the lovely Mr J, although because he’d taken advantage of an offer on Rice Crispies it was a bit of a squash in his trolley which also included a butternut squash.