In just one hour, the GoodGym Bexley team made a huge difference to the area by Co-op Blackfen! Armed with litter pickers, bin bags, and plenty of enthusiasm, we got stuck in—and wow, did we find some surprises.

Among the usual rubbish, we picked up:

👞 A pair of shoes – someone must have walked home barefoot!
🍳 A frying pan – maybe breakfast on the go?
☕ A coffee machine – a bit big for a takeaway coffee!
🌂 Umbrellas – useful, but not when left in the street.
🚗 An exhaust pipe – not something you expect to find while litter picking!

By the end of the session, the whole area looked so much tidier. Hopefully, now it’s clean, people will think twice before dropping more rubbish!

A big thank you to everyone who helped – you’re all brilliant. And most importantly…

Happy 8th Birthday, GoodGym Bexley! Here’s to another year of getting active, doing good, and making a difference. Thank you Sidcup Partners for the delicious cake, and Rooted Coffee House in Blackfen Community Library for hosting our celebrations.

No matter where you live there's likely to be some litter around. And it's amazing what a difference it makes spending even few minutes out and about picking up the rubbish that others leave behind.

So that's just what we did - grabbed a bin bag, pulled on some gloves, and set off around our local streets and parks for a tidy up.

As you can see from the photos, some of us fared rather better with the weather than others ☀️🌧.

Star finds included a Tom Selleck frisbee and a pair of glasses 👓. It makes you wonder about the stories behind the things we find 🤔.

Where possible we put cans, bottles and paper in the recycling ♻️ .

At the same time we got some fresh air and exercise. With some nice thank you's from passers-by.

Win, win!