12 Month Streak
74 Month Streak
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Mon 25th Mar at 8:20pm
Mon 11th Mar at 6:45pm
Richmond Report written by Anita (she/her)
As it was the second Monday of the month, tonight’s GoodGym Richmond Group Run headed out from the Tap Tavern to Buccleuch Gardens on the Thames Path where we have been planting and maintaining The Three Pigeons Plot, and The Arcade Rockery.
Foxglove Angel lady Rosie was the star of tonight's group run, winning her GoodGym wings, celebrating her 100th Good Deed.
Rosie showed us how GoodDeeds should be done by planting out foxgloves that we had grown from seed last year, exhibiting dock-banishing superpowers and demonstrating stellar star-jumps. But it was a team effort and the positive attitude was infectious. Have a look at the 'before and after’ photographs.
A big turn out and a lot of hard work from everyone saw amazing results in a short time: white foxgloves planted that should flower in early summer; docks banished from the lawn next to The Three Pigeons; the steps and hardstanding at The Arcade swept and de-mossed; the monstrous pampas' at The Three Pigeons cowed; the planters in front of The Arcade weeded; Lavender and Stachys pruned at the Arcade rockery; and a self seeded Verbena at the edge of The Three pigeons relocated to somewhere more suitable.
A fantastic Richmond GoodGym Group run and a great GG Richmond social in the Tap Tavern afterwards, celebrating Rosie’s centenary. Thank you everyone.
Mon 8th Apr at 6:45pm
Helping to keep the Richmond Riverside blooming and beautiful.
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Helping to keep the Richmond Riverside blooming and beautiful.
Read moreMon 12th Feb at 6:45pm
Richmond Report written by Liz (She/her)
GoodGym Richmond’s second Monday of the month Group Run Task always sees us working on our sponsored plots in Buccleuch Gardens Richmond. Usually we split up into small groups to complete an array of different gardening jobs but tonight we were all together and focused on weeding and tidying the perimeter of The Three Pigeons Plot. Armed with trowels, cutlery knives and trugs everyone pitched in to clear the outer edge of the plot of weed, ‘deadleaf’ (removing browned foliage) some of the ornamental grasses and dig up some of the self-seeded wormwood.
Before heading back to The Tap Tavern in Richmond for our monthly social, there was time to sweep up around the Three Pigeons and park benches and compost all the green waste.
Even in the dark we could see a huge difference to the appearance of the Three Pigeons Plot, perfect to showcase the hellebores and violets that are flowering now and the bulbs that are pushing through.
Mon 12th Feb at 12:00pm
Richmond Report written by Anita (she/her)
Chris and Anita spent a beautiful, sunny Monday lunchtime in Buccleuch Gardens, Richmond, in advance of the evening Group Run Task in order to do some prep work and to complete a few jobs best undertaken in daylight.
As well as litter picking, weeding and pruning at The Three Pigeons Plot, we also headed out along the Thames path with saws in hand order to collect and size windfall wood to strengthen the legs of the plant support ‘triffids’ that we made last year.
Mon 12th Feb at 12:00pm
Help keep our Thames-side gardens blooming and beautiful
Read moreSat 10th Feb at 10:00am
Richmond Report written by Andres
The good gym crew and the local Ham Lands group were very welcoming and nice. Got taught a bit of the history of the lands and the biodiversity and the hard work that got it looking how it is and how much more work is needed to keep it that way. Looking forward for the next one.
Sat 10th Feb at 10:00am
Mon 12th Feb at 6:45pm
Helping to keep the Richmond Riverside blooming and beautiful.
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