What a grate, mow-tivating thyme!

It was a school night for the Goodgym Kingston crew of 6 eager volunteers! We were keen to return to the school grounds of St Luke’s CE Primary to do another quick clear out of the gutters and a sort out of some weeds as the first item on the lesson plan! Weed started by pulling up the grates and relocating a few worms to a new microhabitat of the compost heap. Those first to arrive got to clearing the key stage 2 gutters and others started sweeping up behind them until there was no more broom in the bags! Once the gutters were done and weeds mostly pulled, it was break time! We rewarded our efforts with a quick stop at the water cooler and then it was time to tackle the front garden and outdoor classroom area! Laura and Hannah carried on with a bit more gutter clearing on the key stage 1 side, playground weeding and sweeping. Since the hairdressers have now opened, we figured it was time to give the grass its post-lockdown cut and trim around the sides of the planter boxes with quite a bit off the top too! Dave took to the mowing while Claire, Rob and I tackled the cutting back of some lovely aromatic herbs that had grown quite out of control. The smells of the rosemary and thyme were making us quite hungry but we pulled on and had to give some families of snails a relocation in the process too! During the clear out we even resurfaced a trowel and little hand fork tucked away in the beds. We were pleased to finish in thyme for a quick lesson on plants in the outdoor classroom. Great work everyone! Class dismissed as school’s out for the summer!