34 GoodGymers have supported Mulgrave Street Action Group with 9 tasks.
Monday 1st July
Written by Sophie McClellan
This week, we were back on Mulgrave street to help Kahn from Mulgrave Street Action group keep the weeds at bay.
There was one particular bed that was in need of clearing, so we set to work. The main challenge, as always with gardening tasks, was deciding what constitutes a weed... But with clear guidance from Khan we were able to clear space for the plants to flourish and we ended up filling 6 bags full of weeds!
Special shout out goes to Afrah who joined us for the first time and Bekah who completed her 50th task today! Excellent work from both.
It is always a pleasure to work with Mulgrave street Action Group and it is fantastic to see how well the garden is doing! Well done for all your hard work folks - I'm sure next time we will be able to see the results of our efforts in full force!
Monday 29th April
Written by Ema Quinn (She/her)
It turns out painting fences in the rain was never going to be a good idea! As we all began to arrive the heavens opened and we made a very quick decision to change the plan, luckily Ema had a feeling this would happen and had brought along the litter picking kits as a plan B!
It was such a down pour that we all agreed a speedy litterpick of the area would be best then home to get warm and dry!
We spread out in both directions of Mulgrave Steet and in 40 minutes 8 of us collected 7 full bags of litter. Soaking wet but satisfied with a job well done we all rushed off home. There's nothing like getting home and putting warm dry pj's on knowing you've done something good for the evening and made a difference. And it was lovely to see the flowers in the community garden loving the rain while we worked.
A huge well done to Vikky for completing her 5th session!
Saturday 2nd March
Written by Pauline Harrison
One of our regular, and favourite, tasks: The Mulgrave Street Project, lead by the indomitable Khan, was preparing to go national!
A camera crew arrived bright and early on Saturday morning to document the amazing work of Khan and his volunteers at the Urbanscape Community Garden, for a new ITV1 show: Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Clublaunches this month.
The new series, produced by Penny Lane Entertainment, is part-funded by GreenThumb, and will see Alan Titchmarsh, along with a team of experts, providing practical gardening tips for both aspiring and experienced gardeners
New GoodGymer, Melody arrived for her first session and was soon planting and weeding enthusiastically.
With fellow GoodGymers, Bekah, Ellie and Aditi, we worked through the morning to plant, weed and litterpick.
The garden looked amazing in the morning sunlight, extra shrubs and bushes were planted and trays of primroses added splashes of colour to the borders. And even though the sunshine soon gave way to persistent rain, it did not dampen our spirits.
The camera crew worked around us, capturing the community spirit, interviewing Khan, community volunteer Lizzie...and even had a few words with me.
By midday, cold, wet, but happy with our efforts, we tidied up and left Khan chatting with our newest GoodGymer, Tariq, who had dropped by to check out the garden.
Remember, to see the results of our labours, look out for the new TV series: Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club...
Monday 26th February
Written by Sallyann Hardwick
On a clear bright evening 7 Goodgymers converged at Mulgrave Street. coming from various pounts of the compass they arrived by bikes, walking and running to get to the tranquility of Mulgrave Community Garden.
We were met by Khan who gave us our task today we needed to weed out the unwanted weeds so we left the space and room for the flowers to do their thing now spring is arriving.
There is something so beautifully calming about this space although that didnt stop the nearby streetlight impersonating morse code turning itself on and off.
Three bin bags of weeds later, and not without some chat, and the task was done. The team set out in their varying directions into the frosty night.
A lovely night all is well and we are fine and dandy (lion).
Monday 5th February
Written by Sophie McClellan
This week we were once again helping Kahn and the Mulgrave Street action group to maintain their community garden.
Due to my poor timekeeping Sallyann stepped in last minute to lead the run from Hope Street (thank you!)
When all eight of us had arrived on Mulgrave Street, we were given a variety of tasks; from bulb planting to litter picking and cutting down the old sunflowers! We finished so quickly we even managed to do a quick litter pick of the street and be done with time to spare. Amongst the most interesting finds were some skateboard wheels, - weight lifting belt and an awful lot of bread!
The garden on Mulgrave Street is always a lovely place to be and we are always glad to help out. I've no doubt we'll be back again soon!
Monday 20th November 2023
Written by Sophie McClellan
After a short run from Hope Street, 3 runners were met by 8 more goodgymmers.
This week, we were back at Mulgrave Street Action Group Community Garden where, once again, Khan had a mammoth task for us.
Armed with bagfuls of daffodil bulbs and a few trowels, we set to work on the small patch of grass in front of the garden. Digging and planting until the whole patch was filled.
With the help of new recruit Lee and visiting Londoner Emily we manged to plant four big bags of bulbs - cant wait to see it in the spring for a true William Wordsworth moment!
Well done everyone - it's great to see the impact of the garden expanding!
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