Helping out at Olden Community Gardens

Improving biodiveristy of a community garden

Islington

Location
Opposite 22 Whistler St,
London
N5 1NH
Date and time
19:00 - 20:00
Monday, 20th of April 2026
Who this task will support
Olden Community Gardens
A two-acre oasis of greenery in Islington, running along the railway tracks beside Drayton Park station.

We'll be returning to help Olden Community Gardens to keep their lovely 2 acre orchard and woodland a thriving space for wildlife and the local community.

We have a heavy lifting task this week - moving railway sleepers. The sleepers are heavy and need 6 people to carry each one.

🧤Gloves will be supplied, but feel free to bring your own.

👕 The sleepers are coated with creosote so wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty!

⏰ Meet us at the gardens at 7pm. NB there is no group run this week (but I've not been able to update the event to be a community mission - sorry!). If people want to do some laps of the stadium after, we could make that happen.

The garden gate is on Whistler Street, opposite number 22 Whistler St, just behind the Islington Learning Disabilities centre. We'll meet outside the gate at 7pm.

What Three Words location for the garden: ///quite.desk.soak.

Who's going

  • Hermione Taylor
  • Matt Burton
  • Denzel Kessie
  • Andrew Charles

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Location
Opposite 22 Whistler St,
London
N5 1NH
Date and time
19:00 - 20:00
Monday, 20th of April 2026
Who this task will support
Olden Community Gardens
A two-acre oasis of greenery in Islington, running along the railway tracks beside Drayton Park station.
Walkable

You will be able to join a group walking to the task if you'd prefer not to run.

Options are available to run between 1km and 1km in total

Remember that we run/walk to and from the task, so you'll only be running/walking for half this distance in one go.

This is a standard GoodGym group run. If you're worried about any aspect of the session, contact us.

Ideal for beginners

Opposite 22 Whistler St,
London
N5 1NH

Hermione Taylor
Led by Hermione Taylor

GoodGym Islington Run Leader

GoodGymers helping out
  • Photographer

    Take photos for the session report

    • Denzel Kessie
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    Share the session listing before the session and share the report afterwards

    • Denzel Kessie

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