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3 GoodGymers made their way to help the The Single Homeless Project in Islington.

  • John Shirley
  • Simon Fitzmaurice
  • Lorena
 
Tuesday, 5th of October 2021
 
Led by Simon Fitzmaurice

Area Activator Simon and John met up with Lorena from Single Homeless Project on Ashley Road Crouch Hill for a lunchtime gardening session in the resident's communal social space. Goodgym Islington have visited this lovely project many times last year during, and it was great to see our plants were growing strong after a warm summer.

Our two Goodgymmers were tasked with clearing a mass of overgrown branches and ivy out of a shared greenhouse space (revealing a lost lawn mower underneath!), and then weeding the beds next to the main pathway into the garden. The weather was a bit unpredictable, so we had to hunker down a few times to avoid some sudden downpours from Autumn showers. Perfect rainbow weather!

Within an hour, we both succeeded in clearing a great deal of the green overgrowth, and were able to fill a compost bin with new material.

We plan to return again in the near future, so watch this space!

Report written by Simon Fitzmaurice


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John Shirley
John Shirley
Wednesday October 6th, 2021 14:06

Hope you've recovered from the wasp attack.

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