We finally managed to get another date in the diary with Kathryn after a very long gap.

Nigel, Leah, Rob and mini GoodGymers Carys and Milo (who we think were celebrating their 10th task) headed down to Lindum Grove to help get the gardens ready for the summer.

The sun was shining gloriously for us as we worked our way through a couple of tasks Kathryn had planned. Nigel and Rob were over the road in the patch where we planted trees a while back, digging out some very spiky weeds that had managed to break through the plastic sheeting that was supposed to keep them at bay. There are some plans afoot to maybe create a shelter of some kind in that space once it's fully cleared, so keep your eyes peeled!

Back in the garden itself, Leah and the kids were tasked with smashing up bags of clay with a mallet, then stamping it into finer dust, then putting it back into sacks. It turns out that this is a recycling project involving another GoodGym task host, Windmill Community Gardens. They're replacing their old clay oven, so they've donated it to Lindum Grove. We were smashing it up into powder ready to be turned into new clay that Kathryn plans to turn into their own oven some day soon. Apparently this may involve barefoot stomping of clay – we'll let you know if there's a chance to lend a foot!