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16 volunteers. 2 hours. 42 bags of waste.

Gale Street Organic Community Garden will never be the same again!

This weekend, we moved a huge step closer to getting this precious green-space OPEN for the community. Having tended to the vegetable beds, dismantled the old shed and raised the rain-water-containers, we are now ready to get the rest of the garden accessible...

...and the garden is HUGE!

Starting in the south-east corner, we battled through the extensive under-growth to unearth myriad waste item, some examples including old carpet, old (like, vintage) HP sauce bottle and conveyor belt material (apparently from the old Dagenham Ford Factory).

Much fun was had and new connections made - with lots of inspiring ideas shared about the potential future of the garden.

Huge congratulations to all involved including our GoodGymmers Steven, Claire and Emma, local resident Lewis and Mary-Ann from BarDag Sports Academy. Nassaba and Daniel from Elevate Together, Severine, Janet and Jackie from Roding Rubbish and Nick, Olivia, Dom, Peter and Michaela from Becontree Heath Litter Pickers

Well done all - see you at a session soon!

Happy GoodGymming,

Steven (B&D Area Activator)