Southampton

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Because we can can can!!

6 GoodGymers made their way to help their local community in Southampton.

  • Ellie
  • Hannah
  • Amanda Thorne
  • Sarah Ritchie
  • Lauren
  • Chris C
 
Monday, 2nd of September 2024
 
Led by Lauren

We returned this evening to the alley in lordshill we litter picked back in April. The area is notorious for gathering large amounts of litter and we are keen to return regularly to keep on top of it.

Chris was the can man - the man who can! Designated can hero extraordinaire who rescued many a can which will go to help the air ambulance.

The rest of us were on general litter pick duties and quickly gathered four very full bags of litter. Last time we attended we had around 7/8 full bags and it took much longer - we see this as a positive that the litter hadnt built up as much over this period of time.

We ended the session with a shoe flinging olympics after finding some shoes which had seen better days. Ellie and my attempts were not wonderful, Amanda and Sarah put in much stronger efforts but Chris came out champion.

It was productive and great fun and we hope that next time we return the litter has reduced even more.

Report written by Lauren


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