Our fantastic volunteers laced up their running shoes and headed to Thorlands Gardens to lend Simon a helping hand with the chamomile garden project. The team really got their hands dirty continuing the excellent work from our previous visit - tackling those persistent weeds that just won’t leaf us alone!

A very warm welcome to Hanna for her first session as well - great to have you with us!

The group worked tirelessly clearing the stubborn weeds and transporting wood chip around the garden. It was certainly no walk in the park, but our volunteers really rose to the occasion and showed they’re not afraid to get down and dirty for a good cause.

Simon was absolutely thrilled with the progress made - you could say the team really grew on him! The chamomile garden is looking mint to be, and with all that fresh wood chip spread around, the area is really starting to bloom into something special.

Another fantastic effort from the GoodGym Lambeth crew proving that when it comes to community gardening, they’re simply the best bunch we could ask for - they always help our community projects flourish!

Well done to all who participated in making Thorlands Gardens an even more beautiful space for everyone to enjoy.

There is a community garden near Vassell Road that has seen better days. My mother and I did a bit of weeding.

I assisted the dedicated Vauxhall foodbank volunteers in running their session today. It was another Goodgym achievement too

Today I assisted with unpacking, packing and sorting two food donations deliveries at Vauxhall food bank. One of the many benefits of volunteering along side working on your fitness and meeting like minded people is learning new things, like tasting a mangosteen, which I have never seen, heard about or tasted until today. The centre tasted like a very sweet lychee. The red part of the fruit tasted like chalk.

Sometimes deliveries are delayed and you have to wait a while, even ages!

The Run-Down

Our fantastic team of volunteers laced up their trainers and ran to Brixton Windmill Gardens to help Jean prepare for their upcoming Green Flag assessment. We were absolutely raking in the good vibes with 4 brilliant new faces joining us – talk about turning over a new leaf!

What We Accomplished

The team got stuck in with some serious garden maintenance, focusing on making the gardens look their absolute best for this week’s important review:

• Leaf clearing: We raked up all the autumn leaves scattered across the grass areas
• Path maintenance: Cleared and tidied the pathways throughout the gardens
• General sprucing: Made sure every corner was looking pristine and presentable

The Impact

Thanks to our volunteers’ hard work, Brixton Windmill Gardens is now looking mint for their Green Flag assessment. Jean was over the moon with our efforts – you could say we really helped them branch out and show off what makes their space so special.

The gardens are now in tip-top shape for their review, and we’re rooting for them to achieve that coveted Green Flag status!

Volunteers: 11 amazing people (including 4 fantastic newcomers!)
Total good done: One garden ready to flourish under assessment scrutiny

Special thanks to Fi for leading the run while AA is away!