Knaphill Lower School

This evening Wayne, Kirsty, & Nadia met at Knaphill lower school for a final push to get the outdoor play area completed in time for its grand opening in early June 😄

They were met by Vicki & Mark and were given tasks.

First task was to clear the ground of leaves and twigs 🍁🍂 from the area. Rakes and bags were provided.

2nd task was for Wayne & Mark to move three very heavy Belfast Sinks and place them in specific locations around the garden. These sinks were about 50kg 💪🏼, luckily we had a trolly to put them on once they had been lifted off the ground.

The whole garden looked amazing especially with the Goodgym bird boxes that were created by the team high up in the tree's.

Once the date of the opening is confirmed it would be fantastic for all of us to attend. 😄

The turnout at Woking Junior Parkrun was astounding as per usual!! Wayne, Mel, Ola and Luan were the GoodGym marshals for the morning.

Writing the report I tried to get the stats for the event but, today everyone was pretty chilled at the end so there was no prize giving as there have been other times.

The kids are so cool at Junior Parkrun and a couple of them high fived me as they ran past, OMG they are cute! Usually I personally try to be as encouraging as possible and cheer them on as they pass…

They all did so well to run their 2k around the park!

Awesome :-)

Luan

Back at Knaphill Lower School and the nature garden is really coming into its own—so close to the finish line now you can almost hear the bugs moving in! Today’s task was all about the details. The concrete mushrooms made last week got a coat of paint, bringing a pop of colour to their new woodland home. Just the spots to paint on them now! Meanwhile, Vikki and Mark were busy working their magic on some logs, drilling in specialist dowels to create a mushroom growing bed—setting things up for some real fungi to join the party in time. Another small but satisfying step towards a fully flourishing garden 🌿

ST John's The Baptist Chruch

This morning 🌞 i headed back to the Church after my morning run to continue helping getting the church grounds ready for the Summer Fate 🎊

Today i was given 3 tasks to complete:-

1. First task was to help clear the area around the pound which had toads jumping around the area.The wild garden has come on so well over the last few months 🌻🌼🌷🪻

2. 2nd task was to pull up all the weeds around the patio area. I managed to get quite a lot done. Once i had pulled most of it up the weed spray was applied all around.

3. The final task was to clear the gullies that were on the East side of the Church. In total there were 4 gullies and they were full of leaves 🍂 Lucky i had gloves on as they were damp and wet.

Once finished they caretaker was as always very grateful. 😊

A great turn out today of 6 Goodgymers meant that we made great progress on the school garden. Luan and Kirsty started by collecting plants from another area of the school to add to the previous planting which is settling in and looking amazing. Anne and Katie painted the bug hotel with lovely red paint inspired by the Good Gym branding. Stephanie got stuck in to making some concrete mushrooms - we are very excited to see how those turn out. Julie finally got to use some of the massive compost heap to fill a wormery so that the children will be able to see how worms aerate the soil by creating tunnels and pull down leaf litter from the surface to help decompose it and create more lovely soil. A great team effort today - Vikki is planning a grand opening after half term so watch out for the date for this.

St Johns The Baptist Church

This morning i headed off to St Johns The Baptist Church to assist with clearing all the gullies and gutters that were clogged up with leaves 🍁🍂☘️

I met up with Neil and Terrance who were telling me how the always appreciate Goodgyms help.

They have their summer fair coming up and have also asked if Woking GG can help with the set up ☀️

Once i had cleared the leafs i assisted with moving bags of barks around the church grounds.

After an hours work i was done, and looking to go back next week 😀