Six of Goodgym's finest turned out on Sunday morning bringing their energy, agility and enthusiasm to the slash-and-burn party that is the hallmark of a Luton and Dunstable Conservation Volunteers session on Bradgers Hill, Luton.

We welcomed Rachel who came along to join us on her first Goodgym task

Tooled up with loppers and hand saws the team steadily worked through the prickly and tangly overgrown and thorny (astonishingly, no blood was shed) scrub, to open up a clearing and let in more light for the grasses beneath to grow and thrive.

The bonfire exceeded all expectations as was evidenced by some rosy complexions and sweat beaded brows. Tea break with biscuits and home baked apple cake went down a treat.