We were back again at the Wexham Allotments helping to remove the dried up vegatation on top of removing more out of the stream.

We initially did this task a few months ago and the difference in the flow of the stream is amazing to see. You can actually see where it flows and Mabueven spotted a fish!

With years of overgrowth, this was no mean feat of a task. Luckily Claire had just come out of her Welly-Boot Camp so was all warmed up and raring to get into the stream.

Pam had just finished a round or two or three of badminton and was ready to racket through the thorny spikes and clear the bank.

Sutyee and I had just finished a heavy brekkie in a local cafe! But that didn't stop us from giving it some welly...

Mabu had already done so much leg work on this task by clearing as mulch of it as he could from the stream to the bankside....all we had to do was move it to the side plot. I say 'all' but it was tough going...lots of thorns and stinging nettles.

So after one hour of hurling and pulling and pushing big piles of dead brambles - we were done! A diet coke break was required. To be fair, we had actually completed the task in that time, so a quick sunflower photo shoot and we were ready to home and wash off the smell of a stream (not pleasant)...but a great task, especially on a sunny Friday morning.

This was our first task helping out at the Wexham Allotments. Mabu, a GoodGym member and all round community champion asked if we could help cut back the vegetation in the stream - lake we would say no to Mabu!

So on the hottest Saturday this year! 4 of us plus Mabu met at the allotments to see what we needed to tidey up!

Suffice to say it looked like a mammoth task at first sight. The stream was completely overgrown and we did ponder how we would even get into it to make a start!

But Mabu showed us how shallow it was and within seconds Helen and Sut were cooling off (ankle deep in something sludgey).

Agnie started bankside but she too was also dying to take a dip in!

It was also a lot easier to pull out the plants as they had not bedded in. But buoy were some a bit tricky! I did have visions of a pull and backwards fall!

One hour in and even we couldn’t believe how much we had cleared. Just fish we had more time. Mabu and his fellow allotment colleagues carried on clearing out the other end of the stream.

Great task for a Saturday morning.