In this weeks episode of ‘GoodGym Clearing the Crabtree of Rubbish’ (okay it needs a better name... Crab-solute-tree Fabulous? The Litter-Pick Of It? Clearing The Riviera? Crabtree Valley?)...

Anyway, 11 of GoodGym’s finest came along to help out. Most of the group had been at Fulham Palace Moat earlier in the day, where we celebrated Sarah's 150th Good Deed, and Lucy's 149th. In true GoodGym style, there were iced fairy cakes, biscuits and a brilliant bunch of brownies courtesy of Amy (thank you!). We ran/walked/cycled along the Thames to the Crabtree, and Sarah handed over the metaphorical baton (or a couple of black bin bags) to Lucy, as she then celebrated her 150th.

Double the tasks, double the (unofficial) milestones, but hopefully not double the litter. We made our way over the wall to the inlet, armed with pickers and black sacks and got going for a ‘quick blitz’. What better way to celebrate the achievements of the day than with party poppers, balloons and candles. Unfortunately these ones were covered in river silt and mud, and had been washed ashore by the tide!

Other top finds of the day included:

• a lone green welly

• an empty wash bag

• an alloy

• a plethora of balls in all colours and weights

• a random evil goblin head

• wet socks

• coconuts

and a selection of nautical ropes and bouys.

Half an hour later, you could see the difference, and we had filled several bags with rubbish that would have otherwise caused problems for the wildlife of our river. Water bunch of litter-al legends. Well done team, and shout out to Frankie on going with the flow and coming along to not just her first, but second GoodGym mission.