Bravo brave GGers, battling with high winds, inside-out bags and bored or bemused pet dogs!

We each chose a beach or river to litter-pick during September, getting out in the fresh air to join the Marine Conservation Society's campaign to clean Britain's coasts and inland waters.

Well done for taking a moment from your month to make a small difference that adds up to a big impact.

"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and - SNAP - the job's a game!"

Only way to handle a Tipner beach clean!

Three of us enjoyed the late summer sunshine and stretched our legs while working at home! Vanessa made friends with lots of spiders while searching for litter in the bushes! One big bag of litter collected!

.... to my litter-picker!

It was a very high tide at Tipner this morning, but that's a bonus on a beach clean - less beach! It meant Lisa, Andy and I could make a visible difference and remove the obvious pieces of coloured plastic and the nylon fishing line.

Lisa dragged the dumped gaming chair to the nearest bin, so that hopefully it'll get collected.

45 minutes later, two sacks of litter collected, and then on with our Sunday plans.

We were very lucky - the sun shone and the showers held off for our lunchtime litterpick!

In half an hour we made a big difference to this little empty space and filled up 2 big bags.

This time of year it's more about garden maintenance and today we needed to give the roses some attention. Dead-heading and making room for the buds still to bloom, there is still a beautiful scent in the air where the roses grow. There were a few scratched arms, but well worth the effort. After a cuppa and biscuits we were on our way.