Absent without Leaf

3 GoodGymers made their way to help an isolated older person in Lambeth.

: Friday, 17th of May 2019

Here's what Mr W of SE24 had to say about the mission:

'Thank you so much! I know this was no small task, so please give a huge thank you to your runners for this. William is a lovely man, who as you now know has lived in this house since he was a small child. He was a bit reluctant to have the garden done, but you have worked your magic and I'm very grateful.' - An email we received from the referrer of this task, huge well done all!

Mr W of SE24, mission beneficiary

Emma, Yangki and I all took an extra long lunch break today to give Mr W a hand with his over grown garden. Mr W was a delight, he told us stories of his garden and house which his grandma had bought when she was young. Mr W had been a keen gardener but sadly is no longer able to. Over the last 3 years the garden has grown over with brambles and ivy. The 3 of us started work hacking back the weeds and as we did Mr W would pop out and point out plants we had uncovered that his parents and grandparents had planted. We found Sage, Rosemary, Bluebells and a beautiful tree that had been totally engulfed in ivy.

We did an hour of work and made a huge pile at the back of the garden. There is still a lot to be done but Mr W was happy with what we had achieved.

Report written by Tim Wheatley