Brixton Windmill? Massive fan.

6 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lambeth
Emer Tumelty
Rowan Thorne
Emma Warren
Mark Gilyead
Sophie H
James Kyne
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Lambeth

Saturday 3rd April 2021

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The return of community missions to Lambeth means we can keep up the good work of past GoodGymmers by helping out at Brixton Windmill once again. It was great to be sprucing up local spaces together for the first time in months and we split up Apprentice-style into a couple of sub-teams.

Mark, Sophie and I set about de-weeding the play area and repurposing the extra grass across the park. Mark had to tend to a local earthworm that came off second best after getting caught in the crossfire between GG and the weeds 🚑 I've been assured it is still doing well.

Emma, Rowan and Emer did a stellar job bedding in some new Forget-Me-Nots up by the windmill itself and then got stuck in setting up some new fencing around the gardens. Top work everyone! It's a lovely space up by the Windmill and a little lovelier still after our efforts - thanks all ✨✨


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Brixton Windmill
A little bit of history in central Brixton!

The Friends of Windmill Gardens (FoWG) were formed in 2003 with three aims: * to get the Grade II listed Brixton Windmill restored and opened for public visits – in 2002 it had been put on English Heritage's buildings at risk register; * to make Windmill Gardens park a more welcoming space for local people; * to have a new education centre at the windmill. Windmill Gardens gained a Green Flag Community Award in 2015 and we have just been judged again so our fingers are crossed that we will retain the award for the next two years.

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