Mrs Ps tortoises needed the garden in front of their house cleared to make their path to bed a bit easier!

The 2 of them are 100 years old and still move faster than me! We had the pleasure of meeting one, whilst the other was sensible enough to stay out of the hot sun!!

I got to digging and weeding in front of the tortoise house whilst Judy dead headed the rose bushes that have been their since the 40s and clearing out the bordering beds.

We even managed to get a huge invasive shrubs out the way, although I went across the garden with it when the roots finally gave! It certainly didnt want to go without a fight.

It was a glorious day for the Picnic on the Green. Dave and I turned up to help the Milton Neighbourhood Forum take down the gazebos and tables.

Dave seemed to have a magic touch in dislodging tent pegs rammed into the grass, and with helpers at every corner, we very quickly removed the covers and dismantled the poles.

A quick litter pick, and carrying tables & chairs to load onto the van, and we were rewarded with a whippy ice cream to send us on our way. A good workout, doing good.

We were very pleased to be back here!

Our first task was to rescue a bench that had been gnawed by an over-enthusiastic resident; after a bit of sanding and a lick of paint it was looking almost as good as new!

We also fought the very thorny brambles and weeds on the main pathway. This involved multiple wheelbarrow trips to the composting area where we discovered large sand dunes.

After parkrun, we gave Great Salterns a bit of a clean up.

We welcomed Goodgym tourist Jacqui from Barnet and Rebecca's friend also called Rebecca from Southampton.

Among the usual finds, we found a particularly memorable find: part of a man's pants... always keeping things classy on a Goodgym task! On a more tasteful note, we also found a frisbee still in good shape, so we hung it on a low branch as a lucky gift for a passing dog!

What a pleasure it was to be part of parkrun's 1,000,000th Event weekend of celebrations!

Rebecca joined the volunteering team as a Marshal, whilst Jane took on Barcode Scanning for the runners at the end.

Jen and Dave managed to run and volunteer this week- Dave had to put his foot down to takeover Finish Tokens from the Run Director, whilst Jen added some shuttle runs to her cool-down whilst Token Sorting.

We also got to meet Jacqui from GoodGym Barnet, who joined us for two tasks after her parkrun tourism, and local MP Amanda Martin, who spoke so highly of GoodGym, which was wonderful to hear! Also - I wish I could look as glam a Amanda after a 5km!

Nice job, everyone!

Thank you Lucy for showing us a much more scenic route from the Lido to the task this evening. It was a twitcher's paradise, two sets of swans with their cygnets, ducks with their ducklings and even a majestic egret! Far more interesting than the concrete monstrosity road bridge I'd have taken us over.

When we arrived, Judy and Katie were already on the platform and had found very, very little to do with the planters. Neither the GoodGym planter, or the one planted by the Men's Shed had anything in the way of weeds, or even litter.

Clearing the litter on the platform didn't take long at all, so things should be looking glorious for the judging session on Friday. We extended our pick on to the playing field behind the station, where Andy made friends with an excitable dog, and Jen rode a reclaimed bike found in the trees.