We welcome Amie for her first ever GoodGym session this evening - visit her profile to give her a cheer! 🎉

After a rather steep incline up to the task, we got stuck in with weeding the vegetable planters, under the supervision of Sue. Check out the before and after photos, this difference is mega. We also re-located some spring onions to be with their friends, before they got consumed by the thriving potato plants!

Andy uncovered a teeny plastic file whilst weeding down the paths, whilst we admired Amie's super-handy weeding device. Unfortunately, removing the weeds from the sand and gravel paths was not as satisfying as in the raised beds, but we powered through and got quite a lot cleared.

We gave Mrs J her garden back!

The front garden was very overgrown with weeds and brambles trying to claim it for themselves!

After clearing a lot of space, we left Mrs J very happy that she can now get out and water her flowers and see them bloom.

And a massive thank you to the 2 neighbours that kindly offered space in their garden waste bins for us.

It turned out to be a nature extravaganza, as alongside all the different plants and trees we saw: frogs, snails (even these 2 combined!), bees, worms and a very judgey cat who seemed to think theuy could've done a much better job.

And so ends another year of the Great British Spring Clean.

In total, 19 bags of rubbish have been picked by team GG in 17 days.

Quite possibly it would've been more before we managed to get the big sacks from the council.

Super effort by all and thanks to mini Gg-er Jack for his super litter spotting this morning.

A post-parkrun mission at Portsmouth Lakeside today included an honorary litterpick lap of the lake to keep the trails pristine, and 2 scavenger hunts!

Whilst litterpicking, we were also on a mission to find a Hilsea Lido duck that Sammy had spotted on a bench during Parkrun. After some searching, it was determined that the bench duck must have been a placebo! Thankfully, Sammy did manage to find a duck tucked into the branches of a tree.

The second scavenger hunt was heartbreak for Andy who was on a quest to see the local amphibians! Expecting to see a thriving ecosystem of leaping frogs, he was instead met by stationary, plastic frogs that kids could sit on at the playground!

We then ventured off-piste and discovered a hidden world tucked away from the main path, where other wildlife was clearly in abundance. While the discovery was majestic, it came at the cost of some very soggy trainers!

We rounded off the morning with a well-earned coffee where Dave and Sammy planned a full day of food recommendations in the city for Andy!