Monday 10th May 2021
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Report written by Alan Bowley
What better way to get back into Community Missions in Ipswich than to push wheelbarrows, full of chopped logs up a short hill - hill sprints, strength work and good deeds all combined into a fun hour.
Ipswich GoodGym-ers returned to help out at the Eden Rose Coppice Trust, on a bright and sunny Monday evening in Brickmakers Wood.
So with teamwork at the fore our task was simple - transport two large piles of logs from the warehouse shed up a small incline so that the charity trustees could continue to build a garden for cancer patients and their families to enjoy the calm and tranquility of this urban oasis.
It didn't take long for our members to find a rhythm of loading, rolling and stacking the logs and we surpised ourselves in how quickly we made a dent in the two piles of logs.
New member Ayrden](/runners/ayrden-jackson) drew the short straw, or in this case, the larger logs and helped create new seating around the pond area.
In no time at all 2 tonnes (we may have exaggerated for effect) where lifted and shifted - leaving just a little bit of sweeping to collect the kindling.
With a job well done we then set off on an easy pace 5K run around town and carried on the chatter about future group runs, and race days to come.
Eden-Rose Coppice Trust who manage Brickmakers Wood is a registered charity that restores neglected urban woodlands in order to provide effective restorative specific environments for cancer care. To get to the stage of a beautiful, tranquil woodland, they invite vulnerable children and adults, local businesses and the local community to be a part of restoration process.
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