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Sat 30th May at 11:00am
Bexley Report written by Sarah W
Phew, it was hot work at the Community Hospice this morning, but we got loads done!
We met in the Hospice canteen and welcomed Richard to his first GG session.
Jason, the Head Gardener, had two tasks lined up for us and we split into two groups.
Team Firethorn pulled on heavy-duty leather gauntlets and got stuck into cutting back an overgrown and fiendishly prickly Pyracantha 'Firethorn' hedge. They also sawed down an out-of-place and unloved Yucca in the long flower border, before chopping everything into manageable pieces and barrowing it all over to the compost heap.
Meanwhile, Team Moonbeam worked in a different flower bed, planting Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'. The dry, stony soil put up a determined fight as we dug their new homes. Thankfully, being small plants, we didn't need to dig too deep to make room for their roots. Once planted, they were given a good watering before the team headed over to join in the hedging fun.
Time flew by, and Jason was very happy with what we'd achieved. The hedge had apparently been sitting on his to-do list for a couple of years, so it was especially satisfying to help him finally tick it off ✔️. It's always great when we can make such a visible difference!
With the jobs complete, we collected up all the tools and ferried them back to the shed before heading our separate ways.
Well done everyone, such a good vibe and a fantastic job done!
Look out for Cecilia's video on our Instagram and Facebook feeds soon!
Sat 30th May at 11:00am
Saturday 28th March

Debby Comery earned their community cape by completing their first community mission.
Debby completed a community mission. Instead of watching TV or lying in bed, Debby was out there making their community a better place to be. For making that choice they have earned the community cape.
Saturday 28th March

Debby Comery has done their first good deed with GoodGym.
Debby is a now a fully fledged GoodGym runner. They've just run to do good for the first time. They are out there making amazing things happen and getting fit at the same time.
Sat 28th Mar at 11:00am
Bexley Report written by Sarah W
Screenplay for a morning of GoodGym volunteering at the Community Hospice...
FADE IN
A quiet, peaceful garden. Birds chirp. A gentle breeze rustles leaves. Sun is shining.
A series of planters in front of the building, overlooked by windows from one of the wards. While the rest of the planters have plants and flowers, one is just full of soil.
A group of eight GoodGymers enters the frame, with Jason, Head Gardener. Chatting and laughing.
On their first ever task Debby and Chris are settling right in.
CLOSE UP
Gloved hands grabbing shovels.
PAN OUT
Rhythmic shovelling. Soil is emptied from the planter into big bags.
A white layer of polystyrene is revealed beneath the soil. Shovelling becomes careful, considered so as not to break its surface and release the white beads.
Careful hands lift the thick polystyrene sheets out and take it to the bins.
Scissors slice through a sheet of weed membrane, shaping it to line the planter.
The original soil is shovelled back into the planter.
TIME LAPSE SEQUENCE
A chain gang forms:
• One group shovels fresh soil into trugs
• Another ferries them in wheelbarrows
• Another tips soil into the planter
• Hands press down to compact the surface.
• The barrows return.
Repeated until the planter is completely filled.
Teamwork in action. Effort. Energy. Chatting. Laughter.
PAN OUT
The team steps back.
The planter is restored, renewed. Ready for new blooms.
CUT TO GROUP SHOT
Smiling faces. Job done.
TITLE CARD:
2026: A SPADE ODYSSEY
SUBTITLE:
GoodGym will return
END
Sat 28th Mar at 11:00am