Tree-riffic Tasks at Doddington Rooftop Garden

14 Goodgymers helped their local community in Wandsworth
Jason Kurtis
Will Wrench
Dylan Burns
Suresh Rajamanickam
Annabel Richardson
Catherine Moore
Stephanie Stevenson
Dave Clarke
Beth
Leanne
Caroline Wolff
Sophie Humphrey
Jordan
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Wandsworth

Monday 5th August

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Catherine Moore
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Last night's GoodGym community mission took us to back to the beautiful Doddington Rooftop Garden, where our dedicated group of volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got stuck into an array of gardening tasks. It was a perfect summer evening, and everyone was eager to make a difference in this lovely community space. We also had the pleasure of welcoming GoodGym newcomer Suresh, and Will and Daisy to their first task with Wandsworth!

With so much to do, our team of 14 split into groups to tackle different tasks. One group focused on moving 4 young trees from the vegetable patch to a different area of the estate, freeing up space and allowing the veg growing there the chance to soak up the nutrients they need, without the greedy trees taking all the good stuff! By the end of the session, the trees were carefully relocated, and the vegetable patch looked ready to thrive. Meanwhile, the rest of the group took on the tasks of clearing grass and raking the group in the veg patches, moving compostable waste and giving the plants a good watering - much needed after the recent dry spell!

The weather was warm and the tasks demanded muscle power (especially hole digging for the trees!) so once the tasks were complete, those who were sticking around for the social were keen to make tracks and enjoy some well earnt refreshments.

After a physical work out in the garden it was time to work out our grey matter, and we headed over to The Latchmere pub for our monthly social event: a lively pub quiz. The group split into two teams and though the questions were as challenging as ever, a lot of fun was had and one team earnt a very respectable joint second place.

Overall, it was another successful Monday night with GoodGym, filled with community spirit, teamwork, and fun. A big thank you to everyone who came along!



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