Come and see what all the RUSS is about
12 Goodgymers helped their local community in Lewisham
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Monday 29th July
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On a hot Monday evening and with multiple reminders to bring water, 12 wonderful GoodGymers spent the evening clearing self seeding weeds at RUSS Community Land Trust.
Lucky for us, it was a short run to the task this evening and after a little warm up and discussion of what our favourite Olympic sport is, we were quickly on our way to RUSS.
It was a brand new group run task for us this evening and it's definitely a project that we'll be involved in over the coming months.
Our task for this evening was to clear the self seeding weeds to make some space for planting in the borders. Sue has some fabulous ideas of what is going to be planted and there's going to be 2 ponds. Time flies when you're pulling weeds up and shifting the woodchip.
There was time for a tour which revealed even more flower bed that we'll need to help clear. And then also time for a cup of tea and biscuit - thank you for treating us!
Next week it's a trip up the hill the Luxmore Gardens to continue the weeding.
This task supported
A new community-led co-housing development in Lewisham
RUSS is a volunteer-led Community Land Trust based in south London, founded in 2009 with the mission of creating sustainable neighbourhoods and genuinely affordable homes. We aim to bring together people and nature to build a more mutually beneficial world. RUSS is building 36 new flats at 12 Church Grove in Ladywell which are aiming to be low-carbon, and will be a mix of flats for sale, shared ownership, and social and affordable rent. Future residents and volunteers have been involved in the construction process since January 2023, and others will join to help build bike and bin stores, finish off flats and communal areas, and plant and look after the gardens. https://www.theruss.org/
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