Woodchip spreading at Castle Farm Spinney
Help maintain a safe path
Please note that this group run has been cancelled.
#WednesdayNightisGoodGymNight and this week we are off to West Windsor to spread some woodchip on a footpath through Castle Farm Spinney. As ever we're looking forward to a super sociable evening of getting fit and doing good.
The Walk/Run
We'll start our adventure at the Pirate Park (aka Clewer Memorial Rec). There is free parking here, but it can be busy, so be prepared to take a few extra minutes to find a space. Our task location is just under 2km away, so we'll welcome everyone and set the walkers off first. Then the runners will warm up and follow the walkers. If runners are up for a challenge we'll go a slightly longer route, but this will be optional. Please everyone wear head torches/chest torches and wear bright/reflective clothingso we can see and be seen on our journey.
The Task
We'll aim to arrive at Castle Farm Spinney around the same time , and here our head torches will really come into their own! The location is a little patch of woodland, just off Burnham Close, near SL4 4PN. We will be using wheelbarrows and rakes to spread woodchip along the path. When we've done this kind of task in the past we've always found it super satisfying!
Once we've made a decent dent in the woodchip pile and the path is looking good, we'll head back on foot to our start location to stretch and say our goodbyes.
Lift sharing from Maidenhead
No doubt some of us will travel to the session together from Maidenhead, so do reach out on the WhatsApp group if you would like a lift. Not a member yet? Email amylovell@goodgym.org if you would like to be added.
Discussion
Windsor and Maidenhead
New to GoodGym?
This is a GoodGym group run, where we run to help a local community organisation and then run back.
New GoodGymers are welcome to GoodGym group runs - no one gets left behind. You're unlikely to be alone, hundreds of new people sign up every week.
Walkable
You will be able to join a group walking to the task if you'd prefer not to run.
Ideal for beginners
Clewer Memorial Rec
Dedworth Road
Windsor
SL4 4US
Led by Amy L
Area Activator for Windsor and Maidenhead. Loves running & Pilates and runs to escape from her hoards of small children.
I hate cancelling a GoodGym session, especially when so many lovely enthusiastic GoodGymers have signed up to help out, but GoodGym Central have asked us to review safety in the icy conditions on roads and pavements and to consider cancelling if the task is not local to where sign ups live, indoors and/or essential for the wellbeing of vulnerable people. Since none of these apply, I think it is best to postpone until January. Not to mention, the mulch pile is likely to be frozen solid by now! I will look for more local opportunities for good deeds and let you know on the WhatsApp if anything comes up.
Thanks for understanding! xxx
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