Trowels & Tribulbations

25 tremendous people ran on Tuesday from Vivo Health Club to help Bedminster Patchwork Project with some weeding and bulb planting.

We had a lovely stead run there, including a quick dash through Dame Emily Park, site of 2 of our previous runs. In South Street Park, we met up with Laura who gave a very quick run down about the project for those who've not been there before - they are a group based in Bedminster and Southville who take small unloved or unused spaces and turn them in to gardens.

We split in to two groups ; planters and weeders. The planters were given loads of bulbs and sent into the park to pop them in to the soil, ready for next year. The weeders were taken to a familiar site - gravel strewn and weed covered, a small space almost on the corner of a street needed our help.

Now for anyone who's been to this site before, you'll know it's not changed that much in the intervening months since we last visited, so I chatted to Laura and she explained that the owner of the site was debating erecting a portacabin on the area, as there was due to be construction occurring opposite. As a result, nothing really got planted as it would have been squashed. Because the owner of the land is dithering, the Patchwork Project hope to start planting soon. Watch this (or that!) space.

The weeders were soon joined by the planters and together much weediness was removed and hopefully some more plants will go in at some point.

On the way back we had an interesting encounter with Southville Running Club. They were on one side of the road, we were on the other. It was not a race, really it was not, apart from in my head. We had to cross the road and so became partially intermingled with the other running club - a run in, if you will! In an attempt to break the running deadlock, we headed back in to Dame Emily Park where it was PITCH BLACK! Luckily we made it through unscathed and got back to Queens Square for a little body weight exercise and a great big stretch.

Top notch work team!

P/S There are more photos but my iPhone refuses to speak to my PC, so I'll have to try something else!