23 Month Streak
Thu 30th Mar 2023 at 11:00am
Sat 18th Mar 2023 at 10:00am
Bexley Report written by Bexley runner
Third Saturday of the month is our regularly session with the Friends of the Old English Gardens in Danson Park. Today we braved the rain for a two-part task. Team Roses set about digging up two deeply entrenched rose bushes, while Team Hedges got to work cutting back the box hedges around one of the circular flowerbeds. The rose bushes took some shifting from the sodden soil. We got one out but the other one will have have to wait until next time. The circle of hedging required less brute force and more precision so that, when we got round to where we started, the height matched. We got it just about right! Thank you to Judy and Nicky for having us. We'll see you again next month!
Sarah
Thu 2nd Mar 2023 at 11:00am
Bexley Report written by Tim Dickson
Great morning doing our usual Thursday litter picking. It was great seeing Graham and Poppy, i haven't seen them in a while so it would of been rude not to have a coffee and cake to catch up (thanks Graham).
Lesness woods offers an aray of fab hills, history and of course a cafe on route, thats what makes the Thursday litter pick special.
Sat 25th Jun 2022 at 10:00am
Bexley Report written by Sarah Lee
After an early morning of parkrun activity at both Bexley and Dartford parkruns, several Goodgymers met at the Erith Exchange ready to tackle the gardens. Upon arrival I was extremely jealous of the greenhouse with the massive tomato plants growing inside! 🍅
We met with Louis, who gave us tasks straight away, watering and fertilising the plants as well as weeding and planting in other areas.
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With all the gear and not much idea, we were guided by Louis who helped point out the weeds and and the best place for planting the seedlings. There were a mixture of nasturtiums, climbing beans and morning glory which were planted along the fences with the hope that they will climb and bloom.
After all the hard work we couldn’t leave with out visiting the Bookshop cafe for a lovely brunch and coffee! ☕️
Tue 17th May 2022 at 11:00am
Bexley Report written by Tim Dickson
What a glorious day to have company on the Lesnes Woods litter pick. This week we headed down the actual ruins where we said hi to a few other volunteers working on the gardens. This week wasn't as bad as usual but we still managed to fill a bag and leave the woods looking 'Spik and Span'
Sat 7th May 2022 at 10:00am
Bexley Report written by Sarah Lee
After a Saturday morning parkrun we headed to the Old English Library to help out with the garden. Upon arrival, Nick had already set about working on the “spikey area” 🌵 and introduced us to the head gardener, Louis. We were given a brief history and tour of the garden. The area has improved lots over the last few years, after having all the overgrown brambles removed. Our job was to dead head the fading daffodils and spring tulips and get rid of any weeds and sycamore seedlings. After a short while we could see the improvement. We took a look in the bespoke built greenhouse which is based on the design of the very first mobile library which was located in Erith and the selection of propagated house plants. We couldn’t have left without having brunch in the Bookshop cafe!
Louis works on the garden Wednesday-Friday and holds 2 Saturday sessions a month.
Sat 7th May 2022 at 10:00am
Sat 12th Mar 2022 at 10:30am
Greenwich Report written by Graham Lee
Having participated in the Charlton Parkrun earlier, Goodgymers assembled at St Georges Garrison Church to get their teeth into today’s task. This was the third visit to this location to reduce the substantial amount of brambles in the church grounds. This part of an overall project to turn the overgrown ground into a memorial garden for Commonwealth and Ghurka soldiers. It is nice to be part of this project. The task was a combination of heavy pruning and digging up roots during which Sarah made an unusual find - part of an animal’s jaw with a large tooth or fang- anyone know which animal or has lost their dentures? After tidying up, Andrew treated us to tea/coffee and a generous selection of cakes which we consumed in the sunshine in front of the alter. We have been invited back and I’m sure this will be supported again as this appears to be a favourite task among those present.
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