6 people picked a lotta litter around St Mary's!

And we emptied the 2 public bins into the dustbins that the council empty - as we noticed that they were completely full and people were stacking up litter around them. By lining them with heavy duty bags, we are hoping that they can get emptied much more easily going forward.

We were joined by local resident Martin (with his lovely lurcher Gladys) who litter picked a whole bag on his own. He wanted to know where the 'gym' in GoodGym is and was really supportive of the GoodGym philosophy when we shared it with him. It also went out on the Slough Anti-Litter WhatsApp group this morning - and now that we have learned about this, we have the opportunity to get the message out to them earlier and to work together more in the future.

The team talk was fun and fascinating (both whilst tidying up and also over water and biscuits in the church) - we learned that the library at The Curve has a theatre and film viewing area called 'The Venue' and has a massive diversity of events and shows to celebrate all of the cultural heritage of the people of Slough.And they are always looking for volunteers to support as ushers etc (no need for first aid training etc, as there is a front-of-house manager who coordinates all of the volunteer efforts).

And perhaps most rewarding of all - we were thanked by 3 different people who were hanging around ready to bed down for the night in the churchyard - which felt like a meaningful connection.

Sunday Morning Sushine with plenty PB's for out runners.

Sara was funnel manager whilst Papri was marshall 5 & Sut RD.

Have a lovely weekend and enjoy our 1 & only photo haha.

A lovely turnout today with a full rota.

Ciaran and Manjit were tag team warm up and Tail Walkers. Keith and Adam were Marshalls. Sut was photographer.

Have a lovely Bank Holiday

Or rather it was a putting stakes in task as Sheila, Michael and Jen joined the Friends of Haymill and Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) to build protective cages around the coppiced Hazel stools from previous sessions. There were seven stools to be protected from deer and other wildlife. The first job was whittling pointed ends onto the branches being used as stakes, then we weaved bendier branches in horizontally as binders before finishing by threading thinner branches vertically to act as filler. Lopping, sawing, moving, bending and weaving branches were the order of the day so a great workout, in the sunshine to the sound of birdsong. A perfect start to a Sunday.

Who needs to run 42km when you can run 2km instead!

What a great event we had this morning at junior parkrun.

Harsha was on RD duties with Sut and Pam supporting the finish line as timekeeper and barcode scanner

Whilst Clare and Manjit were on cheer leading duties and Adam was on tail walker duties

Beautiful sunny day for us all

Good luck to all the London runners today especially our very own Run Leader Jenny

Doing our bit for Earth Day, removing the rubbish from Upton Court Park car park and Green Gym area, improving our local environment.