Bromley's Mow-st Wanted!

2 GoodGymers made their way 21.0km to help an isolated older person in Lewisham.

: Sunday, 7th of August 2016

On a glorious SUNday afternoon, two "winged" GoodGymmers ran 13 miles from North London to Bromley to spruce up Ms M's garden by mowing the lawn and trimming overhanging hedges from her neighbour's garden

Action Man, Gary, and Ice cream man, Patrick met early morning in Finsbury Park and embarked upon a 13-mile scenic run to South London, along the canal and under the Thames, passing through several London boroughs and past GoodGym group run start points. Patrick is happy to lead long scenic runs for other intrepid missioners!

Divide and conquer

At Ms M's house we were asked to help with two tasks in the garden:

Mow the lawn
Trim the hedges

Two tasks. Two GoodGymmers. Simple.

Gary managed to unpack an upside-down lawn-mower from the utility cupboard and eventually we were given power. And off he went! Speedy and agile, ducking around the trampoline (!) and even under and then around the corner. It was amazing just how long the power cable would extend!

Meanwhile, there was a brief wait for a hedge-trimmer to be borrowed from a lovely neighbour from across the street, so Patrick dealt with vines, ivy and brambles that could be pulled. Once the hedge-trimmer was in, Patrick piggy-backed on to Gary's supply and tackled the overhanging branches and hedges. A thicker branch proved too hard for the power tool so Patrick resorted to good old-fashioned shears and manual power! The thick branch didn't last long!

Clean up your act

GoodGymmers don't leave (pun intended!) a mess behind! Once the two machines were safely switched off and stowed Patrick and Gary filled a handsome four bags of green waste (and dog's toys/bones!).

Our host was delighted with the "after" and super grateful for the help, took a photo of Bromley's Mow-st Wanted, asked a bit about GoodGym then provided water to re-hydrate the helpers in anticipation of the GoodGym 4x1 mile relay (Gary intentionally and Patrick, accidentally!)

A great mission and pleasure to work with one of GoodGym Bristol's finest. Patrick signing out