Oxford

Group run

Potato pot-ah-to

21 GoodGymers made their way 1.9km to help the Warneford Hospital in Oxford.

  • Isabella Collins
  • Annabel
  • Anwen Greenaway
  • Lorenzo
  • Bethan Greenaway
  • Jo Milton
  • Jessica Lorimer
  • Alice
  • Sarah McFadden
  • Vicky Arnold
  • Ben Foster
  • Amy Holguin
  • Louise Hall
  • Amy Woolloff
  • Katie Fellows
  • Laura Brown
  • Sophie Wilkinson
  • Hattie Elvins
  • Matty Holder
  • Meysam
  • Jessica Venkaya
 
Wednesday, 8th of September 2021
 
Led by Anwen Greenaway

The garden at the Highfield unit is looking WAY less bramble infested now after our regular work over the spring and summer. This last evening visit of the summer (and of the year!) was an opportunity for a good tidy-up before autumn sets in.

Weeding, raking, nettle pulling, and - of course - bramble lopping were the tasks of the night. We even found buried treasure as we unearthed some teeny tiny potatoes. We replanted them in hopes of a full crop next year.

Side note: only at GoodGym would the declaration "I found a potato!" receive the reply "What? another one?!".

Several of wheelbarrow loads of weeds and grass cuttings were removed, ideas discussed for perennials which might bring some colour to the planting next year, and we were all done before 7:30pm sunset.

We were grateful for water and juice from the ward staff - thank you!

Welcome back to Oxford Jessica L and congrats on your 10th Good Deed!

Well done on your 1st GoodGym Good Deed Jessica V.

Report written by Anwen Greenaway


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