In conjunction with Werewolf Brewery, GoodGym Camden spent Sunday lunchtime improving the conditions on the Regent’s Canal towpath. On our way from the brewery to the canal, litter pickers and bags in hand, we couldn’t resist picking up what had been dropped on the side streets. We even helped a poor tree which had become a receptable for a variety of drink containers and paper matter

We were expecting to be plucking bottles and other debris from the water, but the canal itself was in pristine condition. The towpath wasn’t too bad either, but we did find many bits of litter tucked away in corners and crevices, and by the surrounding fences and greenery . This Included one haul of DVD covers – how long must they have been there – of perhaps dubious quality, glorying in the less-than-imaginative titles ‘Girls Love Girls’ , ‘Young Harlots’ and ‘English Lesbian Lovers’. It might be smut, but at least it’s British slut…

We were back to one of our regular haunts, Cecil Sharp House, on Wednesday. While their regular gardener is away on a well deserved break, we stepped in to keep everything tidy and well watered for the week.

We split into two groups; Team Watering Can very quickly got stuck in giving the thirsty plants a good drink after so many weeks without rain. This included the greenhouse, and many big planters with new plants around the entrance.

Team Broom were on duty to clear the paths, beds, and lawns of dry leaves. The many weeks of heatwave has bought on an early Autumn for the trees in the garden, which have already started dropping their leaves. While it may not have looked too bad at the start, we quickly gathered about ten very full bags and left the gardens looking a lot neater!

A huge welcome to Maya who joined us for her first GG session - it was wonderful to have you with us :)

Good luck to everyone taking part in the Big Half next weekend - you'll smash it!

11 GoodGymers ride the heat wave and lift all the heavy things!

The new Triangle Site Community Garden is the latest project from the (wonderful) Global Generation team.

Set on a quiet side road off busy York Way in King's Cross, the Triangle is a permanent community garden that has been built from the ground up by volunteers, gardeners, builders, and more. It is haven for sustainable building and growing, and you should definitely visit!

This group arrived primed and ready to lift and move and repeat, which is what they did splendidly!

Our task started and ended at a large storage container sat right by the busy train tracks heading in and out of King's Cross, and we...

...emptied everything, including scary-looking machinery, crates upon crates upon crates, and many copies of Good Woodworking, and then we...

...carried umpteen planks of heavy wood into the container and organised them into perfect Jenga towers, and finally we...

...waved to many trains and received a few hearty waves in return!

Thank you, everyone!!

And a big thank you to Ariane, Emily, and Ralf for the wonderful photos!