On Thursday afternoon we joined the latest session of the 'Tour of Welling' for the Great British Spring Clean. Alongside members of Discover Welling and a local councillor our mission was to clean up Wrotham Road.

Armed with the essential tools of hi-vis vests, gloves, grabbers and litter bags we began picking up litter in front of St Michael's Community Centre and the other side of the street in front of the parade of shops.

Aided by the lovely sunny spring weather, we cleared loads of drinks cans and bottles from hedges, as well as lots of sweet packaging and cigarette ends.

We bumped into a member of the council's street cleaning team who had stopped for lunch in the café, and alerted him to the large gas canisters we'd hooked out of the bushes, so they could be picked up and disposed of safely. Then we moved on to the area leading into Stevens Park and the park itself.

Once we finished, that section of Wrotham Road looked much cleaner. And we'd enjoyed a rewarding hour in the sunny outdoors.

Look out for other stops on the Tour of Welling over the coming days, plus plenty more asks on offer in Bexley borough.