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Harvey Gallagher

Harvey Gallagher

(he/him)
Ealing

Father of 5, grandfather, CEO of small not-for-profit, Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF), loves football, music and parkrun


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Ealing

Cutback time! Tame the wild summer growth at Half Acre Field - meet us in Hanwell or run 3km
🗓Yesterday 6:45pm

📍Ealing Broadway Station W5 2NU

Help manage the summer growth in the woods and make paths accessible to the public

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Harvey Gallagher (he/him) went on a group run

Tue 21st Jul at 6:45pm

Swing Into Full Shear

Ealing Report written by Kash

Since last year's cutback session at Hobbayne's Half Acre Woodland, the GoodGymers doubled in numbers, while the brambles, nettles, hawthorn and other nasties encroaching the public paths seemed to weaken. Our task owner, Dee, believed the drought was the reason and that a bit of rain would make the overgrowth explode as it had in the previous years.

Six GoodGym runners met in front of Ealing Broadway station for a 3.5km run to Hanwell and the same distance back. Among them was a new joiner, Kristian, who had thought the 7km would be a good challenge for him. While running in a group with Steph Ducat, Conor, Sevan, Chris and Kash, the distance turned out not to be such a challenge after all - Kristian kept a good, consistent pace all the way. Welcome, Kristian, and congratulations on your first GoodGym run!

Maria, Scott and Amy cycled, and Harvey walked to meet Dee and the runners under the Wharncliffe Viaduct near the Hanwell station. You may not know that the viaduct is quite a big thing in British industrial history - constructed in 1837, it was the first major design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the engineer responsible for the rest of the Great Western Railway and the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.

I couldn't resist that bridge tangent. Let's get back to Hanwell.

After a short ice-cream themed icebreaker, Dee handed the GoodGymers shears and suggested the best section of the path to tackle would be the tarmac way closest to Station Road. Doomed were all the brambles, nettles, hawthorns, ivy, and, surprisingly, bamboo plants that dared to grow through or over the fence. The most ambitious GoodGymers even cut tree branches with shears (and some solid willpower) alone! A sackful of rubbish was uncovered while cutting back the unruly plants, bagged, and diligently binned before the end of the session.

Shortly after 8pm, most of the team disbanded to make their way home. Conor, Kristian, Sevan and Kash decided to run back to Ealing Broadway. Little did they know, they were racing the Elizabeth line, which Chris decided to take. And they won! Was it a testament to GoodGymers' prowess, Hanwell station being underserved, or Lizzy's unreliability? I'll let you decide.

Next week, we are off for a similar route to reach the Stables in Brent Lodge Park and help sort the festival equipment after the Hanwell Hootie fever finally settled down. Sign up now to join us!

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Harvey Gallagher
Harvey Gallagher (he/him) signed up to a community mission.

Fri 18th Sep at 12:00pm

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StephDucat
Matthew Stuart
Harvey Gallagher
Harvey Gallagher (he/him) went on a community mission

Mon 20th Jul at 9:00pm

Help along the way

Kingston upon Thames Report written by Kingston upon Thames runner

Goodgymers from different areas collected and dropped off for the food bank whilist doing their own shopping.

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Harvey Gallagher (he/him) signed up to a community mission.

Sun 26th Jul at 8:45am

Brenda SMITH
James
Matthew Stuart
Harvey Gallagher
Harvey Gallagher (he/him) signed up to a community mission.

Fri 24th Jul at 5:45pm

Butterfly count citizen science any time

Important scientific data indicating environmental conditions

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Harvey Gallagher (he/him) went on a community mission

Sat 18th Jul at 5:15pm

Shine a litter loving light

Ealing Report written by Harvey Gallagher (he/him)

On a sunny late afternoon, our GoodGym crew came along to support Collective Light, a pop-up community event built around an interactive glowing park furniture - powered by touch and movement. As people gather, connect and play, the space comes alive with light, turning everyday moments into something magical and helping to create a park that feels safer and more welcoming. A busy park is a safe park.

At today's festival, there was art, storytelling, yoga, nature workshops and community conversations. GoodGym gathered together a small group of willing festival goers to play our part in keeping the space litter free ahead of a tea party, chatting all the way! We split into small teams - two teams finding one sock each. Sadly they didn't form a pair. But that's okay, they still went in the bin bags!

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Kash

Sat 18th Jul at 9:25pm

Nice session! Thank you for organising Harvey!

Harvey Gallagher

Sun 19th Jul at 12:13pm

Thanks Kash!

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