Some might say that cutting down brambles is a tough job especially when you're faced with a wall of the stuff that you wonder how on earth you can cut through it. But whatever other people say the brambles can't live forever. Yes they're a force of nature but little by little we can bring it down, you've just got roll with it, d'you know what I Mean?

Goodgym attached the undergrowth like a supersonic shakermaker. Ruth looked like a Rock 'n Roll Star in her brand new GoodGym T-shirt too. It's all part of the masterplan to turn the neglected space into a somewhere that people from all around the world can enjoy instead of a retreat for kids to hide their cigarettes and alcohol.

We'll be back again soon to finish the job!

PS:thank you to Worcester Environmental Group standing by me and lending us the tool and gloves.

An unfortunate event can often result in a good outcome. We were sorry to hear about a break-in at the Oasis Hub community garden at the end of last week. Some kids had leapt the fence and caused trouble and mess by throwing things around, kicking things in and generally being a nuisance without a purpose. Luckily the culprits were caught on camera and were dragged back in to put right what they had undone but their actions had highlighted a need to do something with this underused space.

It just so happens that fellow GoodGymer Ruth is a volunteer at the Hub and so she knew just the team to come and help! There was a great response to the last minute call out with 7 of us arriving to give the gardens a tidy up including first timers Lisa and Andrew. Most of the team were sent into a dense thicket of brambles to begin chopping them down. The sound of snipping shears was interrupted by the occasional yelp as someone got pricked by the vicious undergrowth. Meanwhile the boys were set to task straightening out the kicked in shed, moving some heavy slabs and dragging broken pallets out of the bushes. Great progress was made with the plan to eventually turn the area into a wildlife garden that the local community can make use of and tend to. It will be a lovely addition to the area but there is still a fair bit of work to be done so we will be back soon to carry on cutting. Perhaps with better protective clothing!

Well done everyone for another fantastic GoodGym task!