On a drizzly Tuesday morning, a few of us went to Elm Park to do a bit exercise and pick up as much rubbish as we could find. It wasn't easy to get out of bed and get motivated to do this as the excess of Christmas was making us all feel sluggish and tired... However, a few minutes in we started to get our mojo. Rubbish collection day had left a lot of rubbish on the roads, unfortunately, so we picked up half a bags worth before getting to the park. In the park, there were wrappers, face masks and an enormous amount of beer cans. Dave tidied up round the children's play equipment whilst Jen and myself tackling the drinking corner. A mutual friend, Ellie, spotted us in the bushes and came over to see what we were up to and she ended up helping too - a new recruit, perhaps?! The kids had a great time with the litter pickers and between us we managed to fill 2 and a half bags of rubbish. Elm Park looks so much better for our efforts and we felt warm and fuzzy for getting out in the fresh air and making a difference.

Meanwhile, at the slightly less glamorous location of a hospital car park, Samia litter picked along the pedestrian walkway with a detour around the car park to Costa, collecting several paper cups, lids and face masks.