Barcode scanning at Southampton parkrun. My hands froze! But reunited a lost position token with its owner... How that happened with over 1000 runners and 100 volunteers I will never know... Guess it was his lucky day!

Wow we had a great crazy collection of finds this morning as we joined the Chessel Bay Spring litter pick organised by Hawthorns Wildlife Centre and the local rangers. They arrange two litter picks a year so we don't disturb the wildlife especially the wading birds who use the mud flats as a valuable food source during the winter. Chris, Sarah, Stephanie and Lauren were soon joined by Wilson, Kathryn and her daughter. Sad to see how much waste is either washed up or thrown away by the local litter louts. Some fantastic finds: Chris's children's cycle helmet modelled by our resident Can Queen; Lauren ; Sarah's great shoe collection; Kathryn's daughter had a wonderful haul of dog toys and Wilson's fabulous flat cap find. Plenty of polystyrene nurdle nodules for Stephanie to obsess over. A lovely couple of hours in the surprisingly warm March sunshine. Many hands make light work.

We had a bumper-load of GoodGymers for our Group Run tonight, including Leah who was visiting from GoodGym Nottingham! She has proven herself as a Bramble Wizard, managing to pull out a significant number with her bare hands!

In their infinite wisdom, Wilson came prepared with secateurs, which were in demand throughout our task!

We also got to channel our inner Tony Robinson whilst undertaking an excavation of an incredibly deep bramble root - the efforts of five GoodGymers eventually got it near enough out.

The flower beds looked so much neater after our efforts, ready to be planted as a sensory garden soon. Great job everyone!