Bindweed Ball
10 GoodGymers made their way 3.0km to help the Portland & Brunswick Association in Bristol.
- Tuesday, 14th of September 2021
-
Led by
Melanie Young
she/her
After a good old GoodGym powwow in Queen Square, including celebrating Maria and Richard's Green Man Ultra achievements (30 and 45 miles self navigated!), Alice W set off for Brunswick Cemetery, Alice D set off on the longer route yo the SouthVILLE Centre and Maria headed straight to the Centre. Like Pied Pipers, they were followed by red-shirted runners and much chat was had.
Everyone was very impressed by the Sea Shanty Choir Melanie had laid on in the Cemetery* where we met up with the Council volunteers Jo and Di who had dumpy bags and some tools for our bindweed blitz.
We set to in three areas, determined to unearth the (probably dead) tree that was a cascade if bramble and bindweed, make further progress into the triangle bed (halted by the wasps who seemingly quite like bindweed) and a new section of wall of bindweed that stood no chance in the face of Caroline and Richard G who then invented the game of Bindweed Ball - hours of fun.
Vaguely Northern Darren proved that if you grab the same bundle of bramble theee times it hurts you three times, we discovered the the Polish and Czech for "ow" are the same, that sea shanties are a great accompaniment to bindweed bashing but the singers didn't want to come and get the satisfaction of bindweed pulling this evening - adding "I cant get no satisfaction" to their repertoire.
If Alice asks, of course the tree is still alive and will now grow back.
Back at workout, we celebrated Melanie's 800 good deeds and new 500 t-shirt - who will be next?!
*may have been total coincidence
Report written by
Melanie Young
Discuss this report

Led by Melanie Young
Loves being outdoors and being active, helping make the world a happier place to be one day at a time. Eats cake.
GoodGymers helping out
-
Back marker
Make sure that no one is left behind
Share the love
Join us on the next run
Group Run - the new 5 Dec!
Tuesday 18:15 - 20:00
Led by
Melanie Young
GG Corner of Queen Square

Become a member
with an optional monthly donation
- Run, walk, or cycle to help older people
- Access sessions across the country
- Claim your GoodGym t-shirt

Need help with a community project?
If you're a community organisation and have a physical task then we'd like to help.
Request a task
sign in to add a comment