Didn’t WEED do well? In fact we ROSE to the occasion!

This Community Mission saw Richard, Charles and Simon visit the Rose Garden in the grounds of Christ Church. We all felt the need to weed and tidy up the memorial rose garden.

The GG three were immediately put to good use humping, but carefully storing (no dumping on this mission!) an antique table carried up to the Church form the Vicarage. On the alter Richard the Vicar spotted a cross made from two spanners. The (other) Vicar's wife Nicola said it makes a great TORQUEing point at Sunday Service!!

The main task was to clear weeds from the Rose Garden. In the shadow of the imposing Church Spire, we donned our gloves, got tooled up and set to work. Safety First Simon bored everyone with the latin botanical names for some of the weeds. Who doesn’t like pulling out a bit of Achillea millefolium on a Saturday morning?! After Richard and Charles woke up we discussed all topics from the best way to get about in Rome, getting free upgrades on flights to decommissioning grave yards for building developments!!

Mid weed, we were rewarded with coffee and an assortment of chocolate biscuits, kindly provided by Nicola.

We de weeded three quarters of the first bed. After collected a good wheelie bin full of weeds we called it a day and went on our way. Richard to another run, in Bishop Cannings. Charles to crack on with some jobs around the house and Simon to more gardening tending to the formal garden at Sperring Towers.