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Taking our weeding proficiency test.

8 GoodGymers made their way to help the Danesgate School in York.

  • Carl Wain
  • Graham Gill
  • Jenna Drury
  • York runner
  • Charlotte Jones
  • Laura Barrett
  • York runner
  • David Jones
 
Wednesday, 19th of May 2021
 
Led by York runner

On a sunny balmy evening a eager bunch of GG-ers assembled at Danesgate school to dig deep into some weeding.

Debbie our host explained that the school had been gifted some extra plants for their reception courtyard but a lot of the space had been overcome with weeds. Debbie had come fully stocked with every tool we could possibly need so in no time at all we all got stuck in to weeding the beds. David nobly took on the large area of brambles at the rear with his special leather gloves and also picked a couple of fights with some extensive root systems.

The rest of us took a more regimented flanked approach working from the outside in , whilst discussing dog training and brewing (aka The catching up with Carl live podcast session). Graham meanwhile was dismantling a small dead tree on the other side with Debbie supervising.

"When will I get my GG weeding badge - you all seem very knowledgeable?" - David asked, to which the honest answer we decided was trowel and error, a result of our built up collective gardening task experience.

After a pleasant hour of weeding time was called and all the remaining garden waste was transported to a skip round the side of the school. Debbie activated the electronic gates and we raced home like kids at the end of school.

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