Any Time, Any Place, Any Pace: December Litter Picks

December wrapped up our monthly “any time, anywhere” litter pick, and what a lovely way it was to end 2025 quietly, locally, and with lots of small acts adding up to something meaningful.

Huge thanks to everyone who took part this month, and to those who’ve been dipping in and out right across the year. Whether you picked for five minutes on a dog walk, filled one bag, or tackled a bigger hotspot, it all counts and it all matters.

We had some brilliant moments: • A festive litter pick along the Snoopy Trail, where a couple of enthusiastic children joined in by spotting bits we’d missed (future GoodGymmers in the making!). • A determined clean-up along the River Quaggy that started as a “quick pick” and turned into multiple bags of bottles, cans and polystyrene. • Solo picks, shared picks, daylight picks, and “I’ll just do this bit while I’m out” picks.

That’s really the joy of this mission. No pressure. No fixed time. No big logistics. Just being active, present, and community-minded wherever you happen to be.

Why litter picking works • It’s easy to fit into everyday life • It’s quietly satisfying (that bag fills up faster than you expect!) • It sparks conversations and curiosity • It makes you notice – and care about – your local patch a little more • And it’s one of the simplest ways to turn a walk, run, or dog outing into a good deed

As we roll into 2026, let’s keep this going – and see if we can pull a few more people along with us. Bring a friend. Borrow a picker. Snap a photo. Write a few lines. That’s all it takes.

If you’d like to get involved, need a litter picker, or fancy being added to the WhatsApp group for gentle nudges and shared motivation, just let me know. This is GoodGym at its most accessible – and most human.

Thanks again to everyone who’s been part of this through 2025. Let’s get properly stuck into 2026

Peter got there early but was feeling under the weather, went home to recover. That left us with 3 goodgymers going for a litter pick. Krish who was a 1st timer for goodgym joined us regular lot in tracking down litter. Our route took us down to Wanstead Leisure centre which was quite well kept although we did find a basket which Linda put to good use. we wandered further down where we found a bush which had a truck full of litter, annoyingly most was unaccessible so we moved on to under Redbridge roundabout where we saw somone had flicked a load of red paint across some of the flats, under the roundabout near the bike and footpath we found the paint in a black bag, as our bags were pretty full we moved on, heading up to The George & the Dragon pub, we dumped and reported our 3 full bags of rubbish to the council, made our way back to our HQ and called it a night. Well done all.