Portsmouth

Group run

What a Tree-mendous task!

19 GoodGymers made their way 4.0km to help the Baffins Pond Association in Portsmouth.

  • Portsmouth runner
  • Rachel Cutler
  • Samantha Belfrage
  • Maura Cole
  • Portsmouth runner
  • Charlotte Fisher
  • Rosie Sayers
  • Laura Wells
  • Amanda Gill
  • Judy Knapp
  • Adam Holland
  • Tracey Dean
  • Sadik
  • Rosy Hill
  • India Custance
  • Wilson
  • John Belfrage
  • Holly Easlick
  • Rohima Begum
 
Wednesday, 10th of April 2019
 
Led by Samantha Belfrage

Tonight we welcomed Sarah, John and Holly to their first GoodGym experience. Thank you to everyone for making them feel so welcome - don't forget we can spread the love some more by cheering them on the GoodGym website!

*//Cheers *

Now even though it was Johns first time, he stepped up in GoodGym fashion and was back-marker. Thank you John B!

Tonights task took us back to Baffins Pond where we were met by two members of the Baffins Pond Association. The Baffins Pond Association have planted over 100 trees in the last two years and we had the great task of tending to the trees to ensure they grow big and strong. The last time we were there it was so dark it was hard to appreciate how much work we hard done to tend to the new trees. However, the weather this evening was beautiful, and there were lots of smiles which prompted Amanda to introduced us to the word "Biophilia" which is a love of living things and nature.

We did a great job removing the grass and plastic supports from the tress and spreading the mulch to help the tree absorb the rain water and nutrients they provide. We were also shown a pond close to where we were tending to the trees which needs re-lining which could be a job for GoodGym soon! You'll see jazz hands in our group photo and Amanda and Adam doing the wheelbarrow - impressive stuff as we took about 100000 photos trying to get a good one! It was great that it stayed light for the whole task and was still light when we returned to base to do our stretches.

*//GG Portsmouth News *

  • Rachel achieved a new PB at ParkRun - good work Rachel!
  • There is a Beach Clean this Saturday, meeting at 10am at Southsea Coffee Cup, for more details and to sign up click here. If you are going along the organisers have requested we use buckets instead of plastic sacks, so if you have one please bring it with you.

Thank you all for being so well behaved whilst Katie is away - I only needed to use my teacher voice once!

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Report written by Samantha Belfrage


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Samantha Belfrage
Led by Samantha Belfrage

GoodGym Portsmouth TaskForce member

GoodGymers helping out
  • Back marker

    Make sure that no one is left behind

    • John Belfrage
  • Photographer

    Take photos for the session report

    • Rosie Sayers

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