Lewisham

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Volunteering for a Great Claws

5 GoodGymers made their way to help the Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust in Lewisham.

  • Steve Lee
  • Greenwich runner
  • Nasima Coates
  • Julian Osman
  • David
 
Saturday, 4th of June 2022
 
Led by Kim Parker

[spoiler alert] Expect a lot of cat photos in this run report.

On a progressively sunnier June day, five intrepid GoodGymmers got to work helping out this regular Lewisham GoodGym activity. All the while, closely inspected and cutely interrupted by the resident cat.

A huge welcome to David, here for his very first GoodGym event, and a huge welcome back from a pre-pandemic hiatus to Nasmia! Both were joined by Lewisham regulars Marta, Julian and Steve who arrived from volunteering / running at Hilly Fields Parkrun just nearby.

Resident gardening expert Sue quickly showed us the ropes, giving us a tour of the front and back gardens and pointing out all the tasks to be done.

Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust empowers young homeless women, providing hostel accommodation and support to develop self-respect, independence and purpose. It's an amazing institution that really gives us paws for thought, and it means a lot to help take care of their garden.

Under the watchful eye of a friendly grey cat, Nasmia got to work weeding and clearing up around some palms, Marta, Julian and David tidied up a patio space in front of the studio building while Steve tested his geometric eyeballing by attempting to turn a yew tree into a cube tree.

Sue as ever provided lovely cups of tea and snacks, and with a final push to tidy and load up the composting bins we were ready to say our farewells and head off for the rest of our long weekends. Join us next time, or sign up for one of our group runs!

Report written by Steve Lee


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Julian Osman
Julian Osman
Saturday June 4th, 2022 20:23

lovely report Steve

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