As a bit of a break from the Hermitage, the Team today found themselves Litter picking in and around Burdiehouse Burn. Before the real hard graft started, some moral giving tea was drunk, luckily without incident. No Hell Hounds today. Whilst Willie, Tommy and David sensibly kept picking litter on the banks, Rachel, Allan and Richard bravely donned Wellies and dived into the raging torrent of the burn-in some places, the water level very nearly rose above the tops of their ankles. In spite of this, a certain member of the team (who definitely wasn’t me, oh no…) still managed to fill their wellies up with water. Throughout the day, an interesting collection of curiosities was amassed, including a tent, various traffic cones, a few children’s sit on toys and many, many crisp packets. Look out for them on eBay soon.