An intrepid trio of litter pickers made short shrift of litter in their areas.

Adi was in Sydenham's Mayow Parkwhich was glorious in the mist. Paul was in Deptfor's Brookmill Park where there was a surprisingly large amount of beer cans and bottles despite the inclement weather.

Ivar returned to last week's location by the A2 in Kidbrooke. It is clearly a litter hot spot, with dog poo bags 'decorating' trees and copious amounts of litter.

One lonely runner set of from Charlton for this week's group run. At Woolwich the numbers grew, two more runners and 4 walkers continued on to Plumstead and soon we numbered 12. And we needed all the help we could get for our litter pick around the Plumstead-Thamesmead borders.

The area was in a disgusting state: cans, paper, and crisp packet abounded along with a few bottles containing fluids that we may have been better off not emptying (my nose won't be forgetting in a hurry). The team worked like troopers, wandering off in all directions and in Ashton's case deep into the woods to really give the area a comprehensive clean. And what a difference we made: after just an hour we'd filled over 25 bags with general waste and recycling ready for the council to pick up the next day.

This isn't the nicest task that we do, but it's one of the most important and we left the area so much cleaner than when we started. A job well done by all.

And thanks to Ivar for the amazing pun for the title

Next week, in something of a contrast, we're making paper chains for kids for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. Hope to see you all there.