Litter picking - It's the pits(hanger)

Tonight, after our third run for the Queen of the Suburbs Challenge, we met to litter pick at Pitshanger Park.

The litter wasn't too bad in the main park and we had lots of members of the public thank us and ask what we were up to. Always good GoodGym exposure!

The main problem we found was in the wooded sections and in the river where there was a big backlog of rubbish in the water. I knew the council were aware of this and had plans to get it cleared so we set about clearing all the areas that were easy to reach.

Kieran was determined to get what he could off of the top section on the water!

We did two bags worth tonight and because lots of people saw us doing it hopefully it means they'll be less inclined to leave their rubbish behind in the future!

What's this challenge all about?!

Well let me tell you! The Queen of the Suburbs Challenge is a virtual event Ealing Half Marathon have set up to run, jog or walk in 13 designated Ealing parks and you have the whole of September to complete the challenge. You can enter by clicking here and on completion, you’ll receive the Queen of the Suburbs medal. Map available to download here.

How's GoodGym taking part?!

Every week throughout September we'll be setting up training sessions to run through all the different parks and we'll finish with a litter pick in each one. You can join for the run, the litter pick or both! Keep an eye on the training sessions here and the litter picking sessions here.