🚀 Task Force - Manchester
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Manchester
📍Gorse Hill Studios, Cavendish Rd M32 0PS
Empower and challenge young people through creativity
Mon 21st Jul at 5:30pm
Wed 12th Nov at 7:00pm
Raising money and awareness for the Mayor of Manchester homelessness charity
Read moreWed 16th Jul at 6:30pm
Manchester Report written by Ben Foster
Good session with Smithfield Garden Club, clearing lots of litter from an area near The Wheatsheaf in Northern Quarter 🚮
Welcome to Tyla for the first time, joining a bumper group for a rare Wednesday night task.
Louise and Phil were in charge with Robert, landlord at the Wheatsheaf, also lending an able hand. We got bag rings, gloves, bin bags, a makeshift sharps bin, and brooms with dustpan to do a loop of the area.
Some notable collections:
We also trimmed one of the communal beds and had an introduction to the amazing work the local group had done to develop the area, including some of the planted areas that were looking good 🌳🌱🍃
Wed 16th Jul at 6:30pm
Mon 14th Jul at 4:30pm
Manchester Report written by Ben Foster
Stefanie, Peter, and Ben made the trip to Gorse Hill Studios for another task as part of their Green Rooms project. We joined Katie, Duncan, Lisa, and Rebecca from Gorse Hill Studios.
This evening we were at the Studios to continue in the outside area. Our task was to plant 10 hedge trees and another taller Aralia elata 🌳🌱🍃
With the soil still dry, stoney, and full of rubble and 20+ year old crisp packets, the going was tough with deep and wide holes needed. Looking like a scene from Holes, we used forks to loosen up the soil and spades to dig out as much earth as possible. In addition, the tree roots needed releasing from their compact tangle to encourage growth, not an easy task.
After a couple of hours, copious biscuits 🍪 and a cup of tea 🍵 , we managed to break the back of the task with ALL the trees planted and looking splendid in the evening sunshine 🌞 We topped up with compost and generously watered, hoping the stormy weather this week will keep them well hydrated.
We cleared up and said our farewells. I'm still astounded we got all of them planted so strong effort 💪
Mon 14th Jul at 4:30pm
Thu 10th Jul at 4:30pm
Manchester Report written by Ben Foster
Welcome to Charly for their first GoodGym Manchester outing!
This week's session moved to Thursday after a change in plan from Katie. We were out on the allotment this week with a list of tasks:
Peter was in his element with plants and brought along some squash to plant in a little pumpkin 🎃 patch.
We installed the fencing, weeded like demons, and laid as much black matting or membrane as possible using pegs to secure down. With a tonne bag of woodchip, we emptied the bag to leave a healthy layer covering a part of a communal area.
Finally, we watered what we could and cleared up before heading home.
Really productive task despite the heat 🥵 and Katie was really happy with the progress. We'll be back.
Thu 10th Jul at 4:30pm
Mon 30th Jun at 6:15pm
Mon 16th Jun at 6:15pm
Manchester Report written by Ben Foster
Let me begin.
Peter, completing his 20th Good Deed, and Ben raided the cupboards and the shops to take much needed items to a food bank collection point at Asda in Hulme for Manchester South-Central food bank. In all we donated:
The trolley was well filled once we had unloaded, and the run 🏃♂️ back was certainly much lighter and quicker! We had a quick stop at Parakeet Parkway on the way 🦜
We'll have another donation drive before the summer holidays in July too, so keep an eye out for that.
We came to do good, we came to do good, so get out your seat and run around... (I'll work on it)
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