Wednesday 20th November
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Report written by Alex Murtough (he/him)
When I was a child I think I was middle-aged.
Other children liked Pokemon - or Power Rangers - or other popular past times like playing.
Not for me - I knew what I liked - and what I liked was the 8pm-9pm slot on Monday nights on BBC One: Ground Force and Changing Rooms.
And last night - thanks to the frost-beating efforts of this wonderful group - I felt like my childhood friends (Alan Titchmarsh and Carol Smillie) were present in shaping our very own garden makeover at Cecil Sharp House!
Seven of us - Alex, Gosia, Jackie, John, Rose, and Steve (and me) - met in the King's Cross buzz and we became the only group (of adults) in London to be outside playing Simon Says whilst icicles formed.
Taking our smiles (like Carol Smillie) with us, we started our journey up and through Camden, meeting Emilie early en route!
Arriving at Cecil Sharp House, we met Natalia and Yumei, both of whom were on their first day of GoodGym good-deeding - a huge welcome, both!!
And then our makeover started. I am not certain how it happened. All I do know is that I turned round to find my gardening gloves and a million scattered leaves had already been placed into a neat pile.
It genuinely was miraculous - the lawn and paths were a sea of fallen leaves... and then they were grass and paving again - it could even have been a spring night :)
Thank you, everyone, for your work, time, and fun - it was great to see you!
Here's to next time!
English folk music and dance arts centre and venue staging live shows, with an archive and library. We help to maintain the garden space.
See moreThu 21st Nov at 7:31pm
Great work all 🙌. Task executed excellently!
Thu 21st Nov at 8:17pm
Thank you all for a warm greetings! :)
Thu 21st Nov at 8:33pm
Thanks so much, Gosia, I agree! And it was wonderful to meet you, Natalia!
Camden
The refurbished area is becoming a hub for food growing, gardening and wildlife activities