Our sunny Saturday pick got off to slightly pongy start, with the discovery of a less-than-fresh pair of pants in a coffee cup. Seems like someone certainly had a wild Friday night!

We met a very sweet dog and his friendly owners, who were quite surprised that people pick up litter voluntarily. Fortunately, there wasn't much litter - unlike when we visited during Covid.

A plant root that resembled a little man was probably our most thrilling find, but we left that where we found it.

It was certainly a lovely morning for a pick in a very pretty place - try saying that five times fast!

Heart-shaped shells; painted pebbles dedicated to babies and grandads; metal-detecting enthusiasts; and litter-picking fans......

There was a lot of love at the Hot Walls this evening, and we also had a laugh and a catch-up in the pub as well.

What's not to love?!

... Obviously we're talking about paintbrushes!

First off, congratulations to Val and Judy for managing to successfully navigate their way to the task!

Val also brought us top tips for bench painting from her visits to help at the Dog Kennels. We followed her instructions and were able to sand, paint and flip the benches without too much trouble. Dave may be auditioning for Annie soon with all of his new paint freckles.

With five paintbrushes and six GoodGymers, I was able to transform into a human lamp-post, using our two flood lights whilst stood on a chair. When it felt like my arms were going to fall off, Judy kindly took on the role.

This role then extended to Quality Control, checking we hadn't missed any bits. At one point, Andy was instructed to "get in there with his big brush" - ooh, matron!

Well done to Vanessa for powering through our run back - hopefully the parking space gods are shining on you when you get home!

2 GoodGymers and a mini met up with the former Lady Mayoress and her mini to tackle some more of Kingston Rec.

2 full bags later and we may have made a bit of a dent finally! 👜 Sadly, the calculator we found was missing it's screen so we couldn't total it up. And I found a face mask after just missing the Covid lock down anniversary.😷

Jen wasn't giving up on a very buried shoe she discovered and managed to get her bounty!👞