The Battle of the Bushes, round 1: Unruly undergrowth – 0; GGWF - 1!

2 Goodgymers helped their local community in Waltham Forest
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Waltham Forest

Tuesday 10th June

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Four enthusiastic Goodgymmers met at St Mary’s Churchyard in Walthamstow to give Tim the gardener a helping hand with some out-of-control undergrowth, which has been taking over the pathways around the church. Armed with shears and secateurs we got to work cutting back the offending brambles, cow parsley and grasses. The sun shone and many hands made light work. Before we knew it, we’d filled a ginormous rubbish bag with cuttings, and the path looked twice as wide as when we started! The Battle of the Bushes is an ongoing challenge for Tim, and he’s looking for as much help as he can get, so GGWF can look forward to spending some more happy summer evenings at St Mary’s over the coming weeks. Watch this space for more tasks! Enormous thanks to those who participated today, and a special “merci” to Elise, who was participating in her very first GG mission.


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The churchyard contains numerous interesting graves and four listed tombs, and is divided into four railed and enclosed areas with public access to only two; it is bisected by paths which are in frequent public use. There are some 1300 visible monuments in and around the church, and it is thought that over 26,000 burials took place here. The first church of St Mary Walthamstow was founded in the early-12th century on the site of an older church. The current building is largely 16th-century with later alterations. The timber-framed Ancient House near the church probably stands on the site of the original Manor of Walthamstow.

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Ruby Daly

Wed 11th Jun at 12:10am

Really good evening - a couple of people thanked us for our efforts, which was nice.

Sarah Whitehouse

Wed 11th Jun at 9:32am

It was a lovely task, wasn't it? :-)

Elise Van Sant

Wed 11th Jun at 9:55am

Great task in a sunny evening!

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