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Concrete job everyone and not a slab to the face 😳

8 GoodGymers made their way to help the Alberta Estate Communal Garden in Southwark.

  • Linda Gatley
  • Elizabeth Forbes-Jones
  • Lindy Macfarlane
  • Sam Lefevre
  • Tracey Deal
  • Daryl Shaw
  • Laura Grant
  • Joao Fernandes
 
Sunday, 8th of January 2023
 
Led by Sam Lefevre
he/him

On a sunny Sunday morning, eight GoodGymers came out braving the cold and earlier rainy weather to help re-landscape Alberta Communal Garden as Peter had planned for us to take up a row of concrete slabs as the path was too wide and they needed space of the trees to grow.

In two different teams, we got a system going of using crowbars and shovels to lift up the concrete slabs before another two people came along to pick them up and take them to the trolley where Elizabeth, Linda and Sam gently put them in piles away from the task and stored to one side for another task in the future.

After 45 minutes, we were done with the main task as we took out 55 slabs from the first row. Thus, with the last 15 minutes we filled in the gaps with mulch and anything from nearby.

Report written by Sam Lefevre


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Joao Fernandes
Joao Fernandes
Sunday January 8th, 2023 15:24

Great title :)

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Sam Lefevre
Led by Sam Lefevre

Southwark Area Activator since Sept 2021 Ultra runner (when I'm crazy), otherwise I stick to anything under a marathon... 🏃🏻

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