A Flood of Generosity
3 GoodGymers made their way to help the River Run Raid: GoodGym X RSC Great River Clean Up and River Run Raid: GoodGym X RSC Great River Clean Up in Sheffield.
- Saturday, 4th of September 2021
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Led by
Rachel
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3 Goodgymmers, 2 councillors, members of the Sheaf and Porter River Trust, River Stewardship Company, Environment agency and lots of lovely locals turned up this morning to help clean up a stretch of the River Sheaf.
We had a quick briefing, before getting kitted up with helmet, life jacket, gloves and wellies/waders and then divided into 3 groups to tackle 3 different areas.
We picked litter along the paths and then worked our way down the banks to clear more litter and debris from the river and also clear Himalayan Balsam.
All sorts was pulled from the river including shopping trolleys (always!), pallets, barrier posts and 5m long metal railings!
Once we were nearing the end, Michelle headed off to lunch with a friend, whilst James and I (once he'd finished paddling) enjoyed complimentary refreshments, took photos and exchanged filthy innuendos before heading home to get cleaned up.
Best get my double-G's out for the camera
Here comes James with his long pole
I think you've shown me your crotch-hole before
We even got tweeted by a Baroness! https://mobile.twitter.com/natalieben/status/1434134643670925314?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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I think that's probably the first time I've litter-picked in a river with a Baroness! Had a good chat about the Lords and I didn't bring up any Andrew Neil related topics!
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