Barrows and Barrows of Black Gold In the Blazing Sun

4 Goodgymers helped their local community in Mottingham
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Mark Gilyead
Rich
MARCIA ABRAHAMS
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Mottingham

Saturday 25th January

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Mark Gilyead
Mark Gilyead

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Rich
Rich

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MARCIA ABRAHAMS
MARCIA ABRAHAMS

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Report written by MARCIA ABRAHAMS

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Friends of Horn Park left a decent pile of semi rotted leaf mould and compost for today's GoodGym team of 4 to shift downhill ( thank goodness ) where a colleague of theirs awaited to spread this glorious tuff on some bare looking grassless patches . On a bright and sunny winter's day such as this, it was an absolute delight to undertake this task. The sun really was blazing ( with brightness, mind, not with heat ).

Hope you'll agree from the ''before'' and '' after '' pictures, that we did a fair job of moving not some, but all of a deceptively tidy looking pile, which proved to be sort of matted and compacted throughout, and proved dastardly difficult to get the spade under. But did the Good Gym baulk ? Oh, no !!

Considering that most of the Good Gymers had run approximately 3 km straight off the back of our Couch to 5k Training session, the pile was cleared in under an hour . With us having to be almost torn away from the site, the team work again, was hugely impressive.
After a Mark ensured we cooled down with a highly beneficial cool down, we took our weary but satisfied selves off to our various destinations.

Must mention here my appreciation of being personally escorted to the local train station by a team member, who realised I hadn't a clue where I was, and who put me straight. What a great group of people Good Gymers are ! All being well, see you on another one !

I was even personally escorted to the nearby train station ( thank you, A , appreciated ) as I had no idea where i was .



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Mark Gilyead
Mark Gilyead (he/him)

Sun 26th Jan at 2:13pm

Lovely report Marcia. A great session in the sun! ☀️ Well done everyone

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Mottingham

Community Gardening @ Geffrey's Hall Community Garden
🗓Tuesday 25th February 2:00pm

Locals will be able to grow fruit and veg

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