Sunday 12th January
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Report written by Laura Barrett
As it was too icy to do our original deck clearing task the Holgate Allotments Association asked us to clear an empty allotment ready for letting. It was great to see lots of last minute signups to boost the numbers. We welcomed Jane to her first GoodGym session. Leanne quickly claimed her as an "friend" for her bring a newbie square on the bingo. We quickly got stuck in and moved an old frame as well as cutting back trees and brambles and clearing weeds and by the end of the session we had cleared the majority of the allotment. We covered the big pile of weeds, brambles and branches and weighed it down with a barrow and bricks before tucking into my "omlette" cake.
With the help of Goodgym we have already created a lovely community orchard garden and reclaimed an overgrown allotment space to create starter beds for people new to allotmenting. We want to continue to improve Holgate Allotments to bring more of the plots back to life and make it easier for new gardeners to get growing.
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